Jailed at 17: 'I’ve been here 20 years — a lot has changed'

UTAH STATE PRISON — In 1999, as 3rd District Judge Robert Hilder sentenced Michael Anthony Figueroa to up to life in prison, he remained optimistic."I do want to send a message there is hope," Hilder told Figueroa. "I do think you have potential."Figueroa was 17 when he shot and killed a rival gang member at a bus stop near 900 S. State in Salt Lake City on Aug. 9, 1997. He was sentenced to six years to life at the Utah State Prison for the death of David Castillo, 27, and injuring two oth