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I used to get a lot of letters from prisoners. It used to get on my nerves. Especially family members. Everybody's innocent.

Terry McMillan

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Terry McMillan
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: October 18
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Port Huron
Michigan
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Everybody
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