In 1949 John Currier was sentenced to a life in prison. He was illiterate. After serving many years he was paroled to work for a wealthy farmer. Finally in 1968 Currier had completed his sentence and was released.
Records show that a letter was written both to Currier and the farmer telling them that the sentence was over. Currier never saw the letter.
Ten years passed and the farmer died. Currier kept working living in an old trailer and earning a meager $5 per week. He bathed in a horse trough and used a hose for a shower.
It was not until the 1980’s that an officer heard about Currier and told him about the letter and that he had been freed over a decade ago.
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