Damien Echols In The Neighborhood Research Paper

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Damien Echols in the Neighborhood Imagine sitting in a prison cell for most of your life, innocent of the crime you were accused of committing. Damien Echols is one person who has spent most of his life locked away, even though he is innocent. Getting out of prison guilty or not causes a lot of disturbances that cannot be avoided such as moving into a community to continue life in peace. It is something that will never be completely disregarded, however it is something people in a community should improve upon. Damien Echols has been proved innocent, he has a family of his own now, and his behavior has been good since he’s been released, and for those reasons he should be able to live where he pleases. Firstly, Damien Echols has been proved

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