ex-con
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Mr. James’s tone—that of a reformed alpha male, an ex-con and traveler of a gritty road—lends his tale authenticity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
In “Straight Time,” a 1978 film featuring both Mr. Stanton and Mr. Walsh, Mr. Walsh played a patronizing parole officer to Dustin Hoffman’s teetering ex-con.
From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2024
Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army.
From Washington Times • Dec. 30, 2023
Before Gerri: The South Carolina-born Tony Award nominee made her Broadway debut in 1982 with “Crimes of the Heart” and appeared in the critically acclaimed ex-con TV drama “Rectified.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2023
The fence back in Boston, and his ex-con representative .
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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