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After a probation violation hearing Richard Skinner is lead away from court on April 4, 2017. Skinner was arrested a few weeks earlier when police spotted him in an alley as he was going through a bag of jewelry he says he {quote}found{quote} in a vacant building. When police ran Skinner's name a warrant for his arrested popped up for a probation violation. Skinner has bounced in and out of both federal and state prisons for most of his adult. He says prison time doesn't bother him and that in a way it's good because he is able to get clean from drugs while he is behind bars.

After a probation violation hearing Richard Skinner is lead away from court on April 4, 2017. Skinner was arrested a few weeks earlier when police spotted him in an alley as he was going through a bag of jewelry he says he "found" in a vacant building. When police ran Skinner's name a warrant for his arrested popped up for a probation violation. Skinner has bounced in and out of both federal and state prisons for most of his adult. He says prison time doesn't bother him and that in a way it's good because he is able to get clean from drugs while he is behind bars.