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What Stuff Would You Want After 30 Years in Prison?

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  • What Stuff Would You Want After 30 Years in Prison?

    Last month, when Glenn Ford was released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, the state of Louisiana "gave him a $20 debit card for his troubles." That, plus the four cents he had left in his prison account, was all he had.

    How do you build up the material accumulations of a lifetime overnight? How do you do it with no money? Where do you even begin?

    Ford's friend John Thompson had a clever idea: Do what millions of Americans do when they are hoping that other people will buy them a whole bunch of stuff. Build an Amazon registry...


    When Glenn Ford became a free man last month, his friends had the idea to build him an Amazon registry for all the things he needed. But after a lifetime behind bars, where do you begin?
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