Fernando Murillo

Fernando Murillo is a proud father to a young son and a resident of the most beautiful city in the world — San Francisco, California. He spent five years working in the only licensed hospice within the California prison system, providing compassionate care to patients at the end of life.

At the age of 16, Fernando was sentenced to 41 years to life and ultimately served 24 years in prison. During his incarceration, he was featured in The New York Times Magazine article "Where Patients and Caregivers are Prisoners" and was included in The Book of Alchemy, a New York Times bestseller by Suleika Jaouad.

Today, Fernando is the Program Manager for the Humane Prison Hospice Project, where he is part of a dedicated team that trains incarcerated people to become peer caregivers for patients with serious illnesses.