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Albert Paul, Maine's longest-serving prisoner

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For 79-year-old Albert Paul – a convicted thief and murderer with a colorful history of breaking free – those days are now years behind him.

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    @henerymag7 years ago I hear him. I' m 70, never been to prison but even to me it' s a different world. So much has happened so fast i can' t keep up. 1266
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    @kristinam51417 years ago This is why i havent got my christmas presents for almost 8 years. 869
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    @suhijo8 years ago You know the world is fucked up when a criminal says he afraid the world outside so he prefer not to scape from prison. 1326
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    @2233golf27 years ago He is well fed and looks much better than many his age who live their normal lives among us. 564
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    @GoldGraffitiKing8 years ago " a hand full successful escape
    wait what?
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    @justinthomison25515 years ago Prison his life, some people are in there so long that they wouldn' t know how to handle the freedom. I was incarcerated for about a year once. September . ...Expand 38
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    @m.josephinefonzo597 years ago I remember the 1st time i saw a senior citizen using a smart phone. To say that i was shocked is a severethe politest bad guy with a sense of humor and so i can understand why he doesn' t want to escape again. ...Expand 8
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    @Catboy.7 years ago It' s a whole different world, he' d get out thinking michael jackson was still black. 524
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    @killerone19597 years ago This is tremendously sad how a man can lose his whole life in prison. 96
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    @daviddorger79966 years ago Hard to fathom. I' m set to retire in 16 years and he' s been serving that sentence since a year before i was born. Crazy. 33
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    @Ben-tq6wr7 years ago Definitely bluffing, he' s escaping tomorrow. 332
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    @mrfrankcastle0836 years ago This guy escaped from usp lewisburg, pa. That in itself makes him a living legend. 9
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    @andrewjackson32786 years ago The thing that would hurt me most being in prison that long is not getting to see the autumn. The weather cooling down. The beautiful leaves. Halloween, . ...Expand 4
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    @Godineverything337 years ago The world went and got itself in a big darn hurry. 150
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    @lexshifflett43886 years ago I would love to listen to his stories. 7
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    @chrislittle98016 years ago How the hell they convict santa claus? 644
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    @jondstewart5 years ago Hes been sheltered from the reality of this world! A dog eat dog job, workplace politics, having to support a wife and kids, a mortgage, paying bills, a and that shawshank redemption movie. That was a complete fairy tale of a maine prison. This is reality!. ...Expand 15
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    @ochoatv567last year All the beautiful memories he could have created with family friends children his parents 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 20s all that he missed! 6
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    @peteryeung1116 years ago Legend has it, every december, he escapes for at least a few days. 6
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    @beatyablahblah8 years ago In jail before elvis made it and back in when the beatles split, what a wasted life. 108
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    @lukesneesby83276 years ago As soon as he said one thing lead to another i knew he was lying. 23
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    @DavidPT407 years ago Where do i find this banjo music? I love it. 4
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    @penelopesnopes68528 years ago What a wasted life, he could have chosen another path and made good decisions, contributed something, brought happiness to someone. Instead he chose to . ...Expand 442
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    @mitchfinn93117 years ago But he sounds so happy? Probably because he doesnt know life outside of prison. 162
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    @Jekeey16 years ago He looks really good and well taking care of. I think they give him a lot of respect for not escaping anymore. 4
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    @Russyo19928 years ago By the time this guy gets out he would see flying cars in the sky. 475
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    @bendover35297 years ago That guy seemed so nice and the way he coverd for his friend is awesome he seemed so cool i wish he wasent in prison and he just lived out a badass happy life. 2
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    @thecowboy96987 years ago It just goes to show that nothing can change a person if that person doesn' t want to change. 3
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    @satanas67405 years ago I' m 26 and i' m afraid to be locked for a year due to probation violations, it seems like such a long time to me, i couldn' t image being locked up most of your entire life. 6
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    @nibiru80317 years ago He seems quite wise now. Plus, he seems happy after being in prison for so long. 4
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    @DrowningSorrows16 years ago " murder he says he didn' t commit. "
    don' t they all say that? Lol.
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    @rbodell5 years ago Slow learner. A weekend in jail for public drunk was enough for me never went back by choice. 20
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    @JMWxx7 years ago Its crazy that the world has changed that much that he wouldnt want to leave prison again! Although i was born in the early 90s and even i feel like life back then was so much simpler! 2
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    @mrmanmania7 years ago That must be crazy to be in prison for so long that u don' t even recognize society once u get out. Only used to what u knew back then. Prison puts u in a place where time just flies by outside and stands still inside. 22
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    @devinmossey72326 years ago Ive been watching these prisoners documentarys and hearing their storys. Cause im now 18 and ive been to boy school for a year for burglary. Went in j . ...Expand 4
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    @matthewf16144 years ago Who else got this on their recommended. 12
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    @alberttatlock52375 years ago Armed robbery, kidnap, murder, prison escapes, basically he' s where he should be. 6
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    @salehmansour14 years ago If he did that a 100 years ago, hed be a legend. 3
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    @kennoe66344 years ago Damn that' s where shawshank was. " when they give you life that' s exactly what they take. " morgan freeman. 6
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    @autobug24 years ago Good god he' s got a long history of never learning from his mistakes. It started 9 years before i was even born! 1
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    @elizabethshaw7347 years ago Oh great the first video about maine that i have seen and it' s about him. Maine is my home state i have lived all over the world but maine is where i was born and raised.
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    @samdilworth19898 years ago At where did he say he was hiding? In what Shop?
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    @12gaugegavin5 years ago One thing led to another and you tube recommended me this. 6
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    @Christopher88S8 years ago This needs to be an " i almost got away with it" episode. 16
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    @Orf6 years ago How the hell does he manage to make multiple ladders in prison? 4
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    @patrickmiller15776 years ago My grandfather was neighbors with this guy back in the early 60s. He said he was a quiet fellow he said and love to manicure his lawn and build stuff. 1
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    @goingpeacefully89776 years ago This dude is a beast. Man. He is a survivor. 1
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    @ry62226 years ago I was born 1989. I cant believe this guy was locked up like a 18 years before i was even here! And we now in 2018! Dayyyuum. 1
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    @WaterMan-ss6eb8 years ago Every time i see one of these videos it makes me more convinced these people are where they belong. 13
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    @tommyrocket26045 years ago The tragedy is, if he had applied the same effort and ingenuity into straight ventures he probably would have had a very successful life! 3
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    @EzraB1235 years ago In almost every prison documentary or interview i' ve ever seen. Every prisoner has a complete lack of understanding of consequence. Like there is a . ...Expand 4
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    @cold-dreamer57366 years ago " those walls are funny, first you hate them then you get used to them enough time passes you get so depend on them" 3
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    @jerryhamer6 years ago So thats where santa clause has been at. And i thought i was just a bad kid all those years. 4
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    @jose57763818 years ago Im watching this 12 21 2016 will there be christmas this year cause if santa' s in there who will deliver the presents! 194
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    @joeborrajo18610 months ago Wow he' s in there for a crime he didn' t commit! Surprisingly no one believes hime, even with such an impressive record of being an honest, law abiding citizen! 2
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    @VirtualBilly3 years ago One to three years should have been more than enough time to correct this man before his life became such a wasteful financial burden on the american taxpayer. The broken system is to blame. 3
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    @AJs-Projects7 years ago In my recommended so long i decided to watch it. 2
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    @nataliek73697 years ago " successful escape attempts" wtf? 6
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    @broKen734845 years ago How many escapes can you fit in your hands? I mean how many are a handful?
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    @X1GenKaneShiroX5 years ago Quite a sad story, i also know there are people that are afraid of going to prison. 1
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    @patrickshannon15476 years ago Some men were meant to be incarcerated for the rest of their lives, and he' s one of them even if he didn' t commit murder. 5
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    @smug85675 years ago Here at the rock there are 2 basic rules; the first rule is obey all rules. The second rule is no writing on walls, because it makes it hard to erase writing from walls.
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    @helixstudios33025 years ago Thought this was a documentary about Rudolf Hess for a minute lol, 4
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    @VaniWorldTV4 years ago I' m in a position to laugh at his whole life. 7
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    @YourTurnCutie4 years ago Guy has been in prison since 1951. Well besides from a few days out on parole in 1971 and the escapes. 69 years of prison. 1
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    @proudClorox_consumer4 years ago " he has made a handful of successful escape attempts" 3
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    @deenanthekemoni98217 years ago I live in lewiston. Have family in warren. This guys a legend up there. Legit.
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    @t000000000MUCH7 years ago What a wasted life honestly not gonna lie i feel bad. Dude pretty much spent hit life behind bars. 4
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    @bigchav80675 years ago Legend has it, he cuts his beard over the years and uses it for a mattress. 2
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    @jesp53123 years ago I met some guy in new york that came out of prison for doing 20 years he couldnt even cross the street. 1
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    @kwinchronic89536 years ago He was on that show " i almost got away with it" his storey is amazing lmao guys a magician.
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    @fernandofuriaesq.62665 years ago He' s always finding guns and laughs about it this guy is trouble old or not. 8
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    @matthew30886 years ago He' s smart with the ladder shoe escape. 1
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    @kennethsee62624 years ago Sensually this guy becamewhere he prefers to be in prison than out in the world where you get to work to make it live. 2
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    @robertsonmcdowell63475 years ago They should make a movie about this character!
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    @TheorizingWithBen5 years ago David crosby' s doppelganger was actually the bad one. It was a case of the prince and the otter. 1
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    @spongebobisawesome47767 years ago I dont ever want to go to jail i want a family! 45
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    @eduardleon54097 years ago It' s nice to see people where they actually belong. This man belongs in jail, regardless of his age.
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    @alanhelton7 years ago As soldierwho has struggled reintegratingi can relate to the " it' s a different world" and " i get confused" part. Just a few y . ...Expand
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    @cornchild14 years ago 2020 hope you are still enjoying your time in the pen.
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    @1973Washu5 years ago The federal bureau of prisons is the largest aged care provider in terms of the number of clients they have.
    tough sentencing laws for the last i wonder how long it will be before they have to start to designate certain prisons as aged care facilities to be able to efficiently care for these prisoners. ...Expand
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    @TheNeuteredCat15 years ago So your telling me. In his mug shot, he was 17 yrs old? Looks like he' s 30. 2
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    @armydog10108 years ago Wasnt this on i almost got away with it. 10
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    @CaptchaNeon6 years ago I dont think i would wanna mess with this guy, he seems like he is far too smart for prison. Gotta love that newspaper clipping escapes over the wall again lol.
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    @jerryanstey70586 years ago Albert seems like a nice fellow to talk with. Good luck sir.
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    @TheRonnierate6 years ago They should make a movie about this guy. 1