Richard Glossip on Life After 30 Years on Death Row: Adjusting to Freedom
By
Liliana Segura, Jordan Smith
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
Richard Glossip, who spent nearly 30 years on death row in Oklahoma for a murder he maintains he did not commit, describes his transition to freedom after his conviction was vacated. In an exclusive interview from his home in Oklahoma City, Glossip reflects on the physical and psychological toll of decades in solitary confinement-like conditions, the difficulty of adjusting to everyday life, and his hopes for the future after being exonerated.
Key quotes
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For three decades, Richard Glossip lived on concrete. First at the Oklahoma County jail, after his arrest for murder in 1997, and then in the underground bunker housing death row inmates at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.
As with the rest of his surroundings, he eventually got used to the hard, unforgiving floors, although recently he'd developed painful swelling in his legs.
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