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Prison journalist Wilbert Rideau finds new life after release
After 44 years in Angola and three later trials culminating in a manslaughter conviction, Wilbert Rideau was freed on January 15, 2005. He became a celebrated prison journalist and editor, winning awards for exposing abuses, and now begins life anew with retirement plans, driving lessons, and a sense of renewal.
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