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episode eight: Left Behind, Curtis, miracle of the diaries, Curtis'…
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Curtis
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divorced parents, his mom left the house first, shortly after followed by his dad
Curtis was left to raise himself, had to move around (live with friends and other family) until he finished high school
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Curtis didn't have a weapon/wasn't violent but was still sentenced to 50 years to life for robbery and burglary
all three of his strikes were robberies, none with a weapon and none were violent
despite the low-intensity of his crimes, the judge on Curtis' case had to give him a long sentence due to the three strike rule
"Um, I'm a stupid idiot that stole some money. I'm just not going to pick up a knife and go stab somebody, and I would rather die than lose my integrity,"
has a daughter, though heh never got to see her due to his ex-wife vanishing
miracle of the diaries
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" I wanted her to know that her father really loved her and this was not a reflection of her at all. This was a reflection of the turmoil within her father and not her,"
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After ten years of communicating with Curtis, his penpal finds a newspaper of a local high school's graduating class that lists Curtis' daughter's name, k Christiana
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The penpal gave Christiana all of Curtis' letters, Christiana reached out to her dad and the two started communicating regularly
Curtis' tone changes from sad to joyful while describing the events that led him to communicating with his daughter
His tone drops again when he recounts that the two are no longer in touch and Cnhristiana has elected to live her life without her father in it
Curtis' abuse in prison
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a very traumatic experience, affected Curtis immensely
Feels that the situation took something out of him, perhaps his hope that society was better than this
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"I went into a, a massive like protect myself mode,"
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2004 election
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Proposition 66 reformed the three strikes law in CA and said if your third strike wasn't violent/wasnt a serious crime, your sentence could be reduced