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Former convict seeks relock after four months free
Inmate 101418 Robert Ray Ferguson, 40, released from Iowa State Penitentiary in February, says freedom is hard. He fears unemployment and social stigma, contemplates armed robbery to return to prison, and notes the mental strain of life outside. Ferguson relies on friends Emmett and Mary Lamer while seeking a chance to prove himself.
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Gordon Jackson
Eagle Grove
Iowa
UPI
America
Robert Ray Ferguson
Iowa State Penitentiary
Ferguson
Emmett
Mary Lamer
Excon
Robert Ray
Lamers
Lamer
Mary
Bobby
Bobby Ferguson
Iowa Women’s Penitentiary