Before her release in 2024, Patty Prewitt had spent more years in Missouri prisons than any other female inmate. She’s now a college graduate, published author and advocate for better treatment for parents and children impacted by incarceration. During a recent visit to St. Louis, Prewitt discussed her many years in prison, the letters she wrote to her children and friends, and why she turned them into a memoir. Prewitt was joined by her daughter, Jane Prewitt Watkins, who was just 16 when her mother was convicted of murder and sentenced to 50 years in prison.
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