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Shane Pryor escaped custody, prompting a manhunt. But he was just a boy.

At 17, Pryor had been confined since he was 14 years old, when he was accused of killing a woman in an alley. He was appointed five different attorneys, while his case was delayed over and over.

Shane Pryor's story is about more than his escape and recapture, writes Jennifer Merrigan. It’s also about all the young people who are swallowed alive by our criminal legal system.
Shane Pryor's story is about more than his escape and recapture, writes Jennifer Merrigan. It’s also about all the young people who are swallowed alive by our criminal legal system.Read moreAnton Klusener/ Staff illustration
    by Jennifer Merrigan, For The Inquirer
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