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The Marshall Project launches a print publication that will be distributed in prisons and jails.

As I was trying to win parole last year, a friend suggested that I submit an essay to The Marshall Project for a series called I was in the midst of five parole hearings, a verbal and emotional ordeal with years of my life on the line. I was stressed. I had no desire to share. But after a little nudging and a lot of.

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