Word: parolee
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Thrill-Murderer Nathan Leopold, 44, who has served 25 years of a 99-year sentence for the kidnap-killing of 14-year-old Bobby Franks back in 1924 (Partner Richard Loeb was stabbed to death by a fellow inmate in 1936), got a reward for his volunteer guinea-pig service...
There is one point, however, which I would like to clarify. Although it was perhaps not intended by the writer, one could draw the conclusion that Larry had deliberately sought martyrdom, and that now, by applying for parole, he is relinquishing his former position and seeking a quick way out...
Larry's application for parole implies no abdication of his principles, but simply his desire to get back to his studies, his work, and his family. Whether or not he is in jail makes no difference to the case itself, which . . . will be fought through to the Supreme Court...
By last week, both the White House and the Department of Justice were becoming uncomfortably aware of Jailbird Gara and his conscience. Some 400 clergymen and laymen had signed petitions on his behalf. Pickets turned up at the White House. Quakers and pacifist-minded churchmen throughout the country were drawing...
Exception. In Little Rock, Ark., a probationer wrote the federal parole board a glowing letter to prove that he is now reformed and a law-abiding citizen, noted that "I haven't been in any trouble except now I am married."