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Dying Behind Bars — Another Form of Capital Punishment

May 4, 2023

By: Wyatt Stayner, Prison Journalism Project, in partnership with The Appeal

“Photo of Theresa Grady by Wyatt Stayner. Photo illustration by Teresa Tauchi.

When Theresa Grady, 62, calls her husband in prison, she tries not to let her voice crack and does her best not to cry. Sometimes, though, her upbeat veneer fractures, she told Prison Journalism Project.

“I try to keep what they call a happy face, a smile, but sometimes I know he hears that tone in my voice,” Theresa said. “Sometimes I can’t hide it.”

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Category: News Articlestag: aging inmates, Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Columbia report, DOCCS, Elder Parole Bill, Fair and Timely Parole, Julia Salazar, Melissa Tanis, Morris Grady, Prison Journalism Project, Release Aging People in Prison, Stephanie Grace Prost, Theresa Grady

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