Inmate convicted of killing homeless man becomes Episcopal priest

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[SFGate.com] June 21, 2005--The 37-year-old inmate was ordained an Episcopal priest in a ceremony Saturday at California State Prison, Solano — an event church officials said was the first of its kind at a California prison and possibly the first in the country.

"It was quite a symbol of hope," said the Right Rev. William Swing, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of California, who performed the ceremony. "It meant that resurrection is not just for the afterlife but here and now."