Een Manuel's Story

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Een manuel was in prison for almost 27 years, an estimated 18 of which were in some form of solitary confine ment. He says that when he got out, he didn't know what sized clothes to buy. Ben chaffer took een and debby out to dinner right after een was released. They had piza. She is a remarkable woman. Oit it's rare for someone who's the victim of aown crime not to oppose, not to actively oppose re sentence ing. And for her to actively support a a new sentence for it's just, it's remarkable.

"The phone rang and rang and a lady picked up on the other end and I still remember the operator saying, 'You have a collect call from Ian for Debbie. Will you accept the charges?' And I remember Debbie saying, 'Yes, I accept.' And I just remember blurting out, 'Ms. Baigrie, I just called to wish you and your family a merry Christmas and to apologize for shooting you.'" At 14 years old, Ian Manuel was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, and spent an estimated 18 years in solitary confinement. Today, he tells his story.

His book is My Time Will Come.

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