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I received a life sentence under what they call the habitual criminal clause because i was convicted so many times of theft, shoplifting and just being a pain to the members of society in midtown memphis. richie hall, nicknamed ziggy, has spent 35 of his 50 years of life behind bars. most inmates dream of the day they ll leave prison. ziggy clearly isn t one of them. he s been known to sabotage his own parole hearing. i got a write-up. and i got a copy of it here. let me see. it s refusing to take a drug test, but it s altering it. when the officer asked me to urinate, i acted like i did and that s when he found altered urine. he then gave me a small plastic bag with a string tied to the bag. therefore, inmate hall is charged with dsa, drug screen alterer. ziggy must go before the riverbend disciplinary board to determine his punishment. ....
i m not coming back. ain t no chance of that. no way. just a rat race. a controlled life. can t do nothing. 42 years old. too old for this. michael was very young when he first came to prison on a parole violation for aggravated assault. he believes his time at riverbend has matured him. it s helped me to cope with some issues that i have. and it s i was going to say a good place. but it s not. prison is not no good place. don t forget my guitar. i figured you might leave it for later. david s cellmate, greg edwards, has to wait another three months for parole. i m happy for him. i just, you know, i see these guys come and go. but i know this guy right here, you know, he s he knows this ain t no life. the time has come for these ....
For one year. i m not coming back. ain t no chance of that. no way. just a rat race. a controlled life. can t do nothing. 42 years old. too old for this. michael was very young when he first came to prison on a parole violation for aggravated assault. he believes his time at riverbend has matured him. it s helped me to cope with some issues that i have. and it s i was going to say a good place. but it s not. prison is not no good place. don t forget my guitar. i figured you might leave it for later. david s cellmate, greg edwards, has to wait another three months for parole. i m happy for him. i just, you know, i see these guys come and go. but i know this guy right here, you know, he s he knows this ain t no life. the time has come for these two inmates to say good-bye to ....
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while at riverbend, frederick writes articles for the prison newspaper about his experience. three years ago i sat on death row, contemplating my future. you never know what to expect out of life. but death has no exception. i realize that by being on death row how much my life meant to me. the past stays the same. but we as a people, are capable of changing. i think my future is bright. i m still fighting my case. i know one day i ll be out. but for darrell holton, he is counting on never getting out of prison alive. supposedly they were serious about executing me last year, supposedly they re serious about executing me this year. if the past is any indication, i don t think they re very serious. and that s not bravado. it s more an issue of integrity. a deal is a deal. coming up ....