Holiday Cheer Penetrates State Penitentiary Walls
Bright lights and carols fill the six acre West Virginia prison as word spreads that Christmas paroles will free three dozen inmates while many others face rejection. Governor Kump approves 39 actions including five pardons and 17 paroles setting the stage for holiday release as guards report on Santa gifts and a day of meals and music within the prison walls.
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