r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Massive3213 • 4d ago

Steven Jay Russell, former executive employee, after being fired he became a forger and fraudster in the 90s, known for escaping from prison 4 times, one of them being a maximum security prison, he was currently sentenced to 144 years in prison, isolation and an hour a day to shower and exercise

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u/StaticGuarded 4d ago

Life imprisonment is insanely excessive for a nonviolent crime.

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u/Wise-Push-7133 4d ago

He spent 3 years in prison on the original crime and got paroled....then....repeated the crimes and then tried to escape and did.....multiple times.

If the dude just did his time.....for the actual crimes he committed he would have been out a long time ago

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u/nomamesgueyz 4d ago

144 years?!

Whats he living for?

Whats the motivation?

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u/Wise-Push-7133 4d ago

Ok, then, after 3 years, when he was free....don't repeat the crime and get more time....and then while you get a couple more years, don't repeat the same crime 4 more times. Is it that complicated?

Sentences compound when you repeat the same thing you've already done about 6 times ....4 escapes and 2 of the original crime...

He didn't get 144 years off the bat. He was literally free on parole in 3 years. The title is rage bait when you look into the case

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u/nomamesgueyz 4d ago

Sure

Didnt answer the question

Whats the point of living in solitude for decades until he rots? No one to care for him, to be with him, cant do prison activities or programs i imagine....death sentence would be less painful

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u/PortiaKern 3d ago

I'm assuming he would have found a way to commit suicide if it was really that bad.

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u/Wise-Push-7133 3d ago

I literally answered your question multiple times. Lol

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u/WarcrimeWeasel 3d ago

Ah, so you can't read. Got it.

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u/Wise-Push-7133 3d ago

Are insults your default mechanism? Or would you care to explain?