Maryland State Sen. Cory McCray discussed his new book, “The Apprenticeship That Saved My Life,” detailing his journey from juvenile incarceration to becoming an electrician, author and senator.

McCray spoke on the C4 and Bryan Nehman Show on Tuesday morning about how he spent his teen years in the juvenile justice system. He discussed growing up as a young man on Baltimore’s tough streets and needed to turn his life around.

“I was incarcerated my first time at 13 years of age for a handgun. This happened when I was 14 and 15 and happened at 16 and this happened again when I was 18,” McCray said. “The only year it didn’t happen was when I was 17 because I was committed in a facility called Victor Cullen in Western Maryland.”

McCray said he was able to turn his life around will the suppo

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