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Two ex-convicts, Dick and Perry were sent to the Kansas State Penitentiary. They murdered the Clutter family on November 15, 1959. During Perry’s first stay in prison, police found many things in his drawer. He was pleaded guilty for having the items but told Officer E. Golden he liked to build things. It was Perry’s first report in the year he had been in prison. Smith also went on a hunger strike on his first year of his second sentence. During Dick’s first year in prison he worked on taking paint off the machine and placing it on the conveyer. Dick barely needed any supervision in prison, his behavior, dependability and quality of work was above average. His work was done very well he had gotten a raise; he made 20 cents a day. Because

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