He spent 15 months in a South Carolina prison and 10 months in a work release program before being paroled in February 1991.

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The prison, Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy, NY, has a Temporary Release Committee that evaluates requests of all inmates that are eligible for the work-release program.

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Further, they are also eligible for a work-release program if they are a good fit for such a program.

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