The reformatory was later immortalized as the filming location for the 1994 drama The Shawshank Redemption, starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman.Freshwaters, who lived most of his life under the false identity William Cox, was captured in May 2015 after spending most of his life as a fugitive. The man known to many simply as the “Shawshank fugitive” for his 56 years on the run from an infamous Ohio correctional facility was cleared for release by a parole board this week.Frank Freshwaters, 79, escaped from the Ohio State Reformatory in 1959, after serving two years for parole violation in a manslaughter case. The novella -a fancy word for a short novel- is a far howl from the shrieks and scares we often associate with King, which might make clear why it was incorporated as part of King’s Different Seasons collection.In the film, The Shawshank Redemption, directed by Frank Darabont. The thought capturing novel, Shawshank redemption, is written by Stephen King.It was modified for the screen in 1994 as The Shawshank Redemption, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards in 1994, including Best Picture. In 2009, it was adapted for the stage as the play The Shawshank Redemption.The story’s themes spotlight on issues of imprisonment and justice. Andy, the hero, is thrown in jail for a crime he didn’t commit, while his buddy Red is the only person in prison truthful enough to admit that he had committed one.

In the film, it takes Dufresne 19 years to tunnel out from the prison. In 1975, when he was living in West Virginia, Freshwaters was arrested but then state governor Arch Moore refused to extradite citing his “flawless, 16-year residency” in the state.Although Freshwaters is commonly referenced in connection to the Shawshank Redemption film, and the Stephen King novella on which it is based, his history is quite unlike the fictional Andy Dufresne character, save for the escape. “It’s about the justice that victims are entitled to.”Richard Flynt, the son of the man whose death Freshwaters was charged for in 1959, told the parole board that he didn’t believe Freshwaters had paid for what happened.During his 56 years on the lam, authorities said Freshwaters lived in several states and held down a variety of jobs, including some time as a truckdriver. But this isn’t about that,” said Brad Gessner, the prosecutor’s chief counsel. I can’t dispute that he has a family in spite of all the things he’s done who love him dearly, and friends who love him.

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