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| April 01, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 The American Enterprise, a national magazine of politics, business and culture (TEAmag.com). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Mark Turner was released from prison after serving four years of an 11-year robbery sentence. A few years later, he was back behind bars for involvement in another robbery. From his jail cell, he launched a $1.6 million suit against prison and parole officials--for letting him out of jail after his last crime.

The government should have known better than to set him free, he says. In a court affidavit, he argued that the state was ...

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