Complex sentence: No doubt these childhood traumas had an effect on Stuart`s mental stability: during his adult life, Shorter was in and out of various homeless hostels, as well as spending much time in prison for a number of violent crimes.
Split into simpler sentences: No doubt these childhood traumas had an effect on Stuart`s mental stability. During his adult life, Shorter was in and out of various homeless hostels, as well as spending much time in prison for a number of violent crimes.