For those reading the Making a Murderer thread, try reading about Mark Defriest

[mdlUK.1]

Mark DeFriest, known as the Houdini of Florida, is a prisoner of the United States. In 1980, 19-year-old DeFriest retrieved work tools his recently deceased father had willed him before the will officially went through probate. This act was considered theft despite the fact DeFriest did not have an understanding of probate laws. Mark’s stepmother called the police, which led to his arrest. DeFriest was sentenced to four years in prison. The original four-year sentence has since developed into 34 years for 13 escape attempts—seven of them successful—and hundreds of disciplinary reports for minor infractions. In 34 years, he’s collectively spent 27 of them in solitary confinement.[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_DeFriest

Saw the documentary on HBO

The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest

 

[Bill Derington]

I'll have to watch that documentary, never heard of him before.

 

[krazykats]

4 years, while tough for something so petty, is doable at 19.

To get that turned into 34 years tells me, right or wrong, he just might be where he belongs.

 

[Ukbrassowtipin]

First question..who's stepmother calls the police over some tools?

 

[P.PattersonISwalkingthruthatdoor]

4 years in prison for stealing tools?