Sentenced To Freedom

92-year old Coval Russell pleaded not to be let out of jail.

Days after he was released, he was found dead. What a strange and sad case. It shows us how elderly people need to feel a part of the community, no matter what sort of community. (NYT, free registration required)

Comments

  1. Jamie says:

    Sounds alot like the character “red” from The Shawshank Redemption.

  2. wog says:

    yes it does, the character in Shawshank was actually name d’Brooks’