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![Lawrence Bell [right], moments after being released from East Jersey State Prison on Sunday, is greeted by his friend Ron Pierce [left], who was also incarcerated for three decades. (Photo taken by Chris Hedges)](https://www.salon.com/app/uploads/2020/06/my-student-comes-home-0630201.jpg "My student comes home — after 30 years")
