These make fascinating companion pieces:

Swamp’s Last Day on Earth:

Tomorrow morning, Swamp will leave town and head for L.A.; after that, “Swamp” will cease to exist. He does not know where he’ll go or who he will be. All he knows is that he will dedicate himself to the goal –revolution — maybe by hooking up with some animal-rights activists and anarchists from the Southwest and taking it from there.

Judith Clark’s Radical Transformation:

Among those supporting Clark’s release was Elaine Lord, who retired as Bedford Hills superintendent after 22 years at the prison. “I watched her change into one of the most perceptive, thoughtful, helpful and profound human beings that I have ever known, either inside or outside of a prison,” Lord wrote the governor.