Editor's Note: The case of Michael Whiteley was previously reported on by the Libertarian Institute's late managing editor, William Norman Grigg. I'm the voice of Michael Whiteley; a slight stutter when frustrated, a laugh rarely and irritation always just below the surface. This is the tone I hear every time I take the call from IDOC just outside of Boise, Idaho. Incarcerated for almost 32 years for rape and kidnapping; crimes he did not commit. While we've been going about our days, Mike Whiteley's life consists of the constant thought of dying in prison. Not jail, as he has corrected me...
Russ Bedard
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