Free Charlie Norman Now
On this date in 1978, 38 years ago, I woke up at 6:30 a.m. in freedom for the last time. 13,880 days later, I have so far survived this unjust life sentence for a murder someone else committed in 1975. “No [...]
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A Real-life Andy Dufresne
Back in the 70s and 80s at Western Penitentiary, one of the oldest prisons in the world, the Shawshank Redemption was real; the prisons literally looked the same. I am a real life Andy Dufresne, only I never even tried to [...]
DAY #14,975: Life In Captivity
April 5, 1978, dawned clear and bright in Tampa, Florida. My father was sick, at home, and I drove out to Thonotosassa, east of Tampa, to visit with him. Driving back to my apartment in North Tampa, I noticed several unmarked [...]