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Doing Time, And Doing Good, In La.'s Angola Prison

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Wilbert Rideau was sent to Louisiana's notorious Angola prison in 1961, at the age of 19, for killing a bank-teller hostage after a botched robbery. After 44 years and multiple retrials, he was released on Jan. 15, 2005. (AP Photo)
Wilbert Rideau was sent to Louisiana's notorious Angola prison in 1961, at the age of 19, for killing a bank-teller hostage after a botched robbery. After 44 years and multiple retrials, he was released on Jan. 15, 2005. (AP Photo)

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