Julieta Martinelli
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Suave always thought that he would spend the rest of his life around Frank, and both would die at Greaterford. Though there are no more daily visits or walks around the yard, that bond is still there.
Long ago, Suave remembers Frank being diagnosed with cancer. It was right around the time that Suave was fighting to get out of prison. When he finally got home, Frank told him not to worry about it, to focus on restarting his life, that everything was under control. But it wasn't.
Long ago, Suave remembers Frank being diagnosed with cancer. It was right around the time that Suave was fighting to get out of prison. When he finally got home, Frank told him not to worry about it, to focus on restarting his life, that everything was under control. But it wasn't.
Long ago, Suave remembers Frank being diagnosed with cancer. It was right around the time that Suave was fighting to get out of prison. When he finally got home, Frank told him not to worry about it, to focus on restarting his life, that everything was under control. But it wasn't.
The state of Pennsylvania offers the chance to apply for something called compassionate release. Basically, it's a legal process that allows someone who is gravely ill to be released from prison to their family for care. Essentially, you're basically being let out to go home and die.
The state of Pennsylvania offers the chance to apply for something called compassionate release. Basically, it's a legal process that allows someone who is gravely ill to be released from prison to their family for care. Essentially, you're basically being let out to go home and die.
The state of Pennsylvania offers the chance to apply for something called compassionate release. Basically, it's a legal process that allows someone who is gravely ill to be released from prison to their family for care. Essentially, you're basically being let out to go home and die.
No, Maria, it's not. Actually, in 2022, the investigative team at Spotlight PA reported that over the prior 13-year period, only 31 applicants had actually been granted their freedom. To die, essentially. Other applicants died in prison while waiting for an answer.
No, Maria, it's not. Actually, in 2022, the investigative team at Spotlight PA reported that over the prior 13-year period, only 31 applicants had actually been granted their freedom. To die, essentially. Other applicants died in prison while waiting for an answer.
No, Maria, it's not. Actually, in 2022, the investigative team at Spotlight PA reported that over the prior 13-year period, only 31 applicants had actually been granted their freedom. To die, essentially. Other applicants died in prison while waiting for an answer.
Suave has been working on getting Frank's writing up online, on a website that he hopes will help Frank's petition for compassionate release. But the thing is, even though Frank says he has two cancers, the state of Pennsylvania still doesn't consider him sick enough to apply. He'll have to wait until he's basically dying to have a shot at it.
Suave has been working on getting Frank's writing up online, on a website that he hopes will help Frank's petition for compassionate release. But the thing is, even though Frank says he has two cancers, the state of Pennsylvania still doesn't consider him sick enough to apply. He'll have to wait until he's basically dying to have a shot at it.
Suave has been working on getting Frank's writing up online, on a website that he hopes will help Frank's petition for compassionate release. But the thing is, even though Frank says he has two cancers, the state of Pennsylvania still doesn't consider him sick enough to apply. He'll have to wait until he's basically dying to have a shot at it.
Salim is a former juvenile lifer, like Suave. And he was also a mentee of Frank's and several others in prison. And he thinks a lot about what it means to die inside.