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Patty Prewitt

Patty Prewitt

Oct 6, 2026

17:11
Okay.
17:11
I went to prison at the end of April of 1986, and I wrote this on May 6th, so I hadn't been locked up very long.
17:19
[sighs] "Life with no parole for 50 years.
17:24
That's what my paperwork reads.
17:26
I saw it in print the day I arrived.
17:29
Sentence: life with no parole for 50 years.
17:32
Charge: capital murder.

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42:10
Mm.
5:20
What do you remember about that lawsuit going to court? I know it was a long time ago, but is there anything that stands out to you about it? Oh,
5:27
yeah.
5:28
It was so much fun.
5:30
This sounds crazy, but we had a wonderful judge, Joe Stevens, and he, World War II era, and World War II men are my favorite because they're gentlemen.
5:43
He was a total gentleman and was shocked and appalled that these people, these guys were groping us.
5:50
And they also gave us a great lawyer, Paul Shy, and he did a great job.
5:57
And the main officer who was a problem, his wife showed up in court and somebody pointed her out to me.

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50:12
How do you describe these books?

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