“He’s really sweet,” she said. “We love having him here. He’s nice to the staff, very polite and gentle. Sometimes he gets upset and starts talking about prison and death row. We didn’t know what he was talking about, but one of the girls looked him up on the Internet, and that’s when we read what happened to him. Somebody said someone like that is not supposed to be here, but I told them that our job is to help anybody who needs help.” “Well, the State acknowledged that he didn’t do anything wrong. He is innocent.” The nurse looked at me sweetly. “I know, Mr. Stevenson, but a lot of people
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