"In 1960, when I came out of prison as an ex-convict, I had more freedom under parolee supervision than there's available... in America right now.“


-Merle Haggard

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In 1960, when I came out of prison as an ex-convict, I had more freedom under parolee supervision than there's available... in America right now.

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