Prison escapee arrested after 50 years on run

A man who escaped from a prison work camp in Georgia nearly 50 years ago was finally arrested in Connecticut last week. Robert Stackowitz is now asking Georgia officials to commute the remainder of his sentence because he says going back to prison would amount to a death sentence. Demarco Morgan has more.

[imthrillz]

Dude got a job and stayed out of trouble for 48 years. Would be a waste of time and money to get him back in jail

[OfentseMwaseFilms]

48 Years no trouble, this man is rehabilitated.

[piwo]

Fun Fact:
I am from Austria and here you cannot be convicted for a prison break. It is not illegal to break out of prison in our country. Because it is considered to be the striving for freedom which every human being possesses. If you manage to break out of a prison, the state itself is responsible for the fact that the prison was not escape-proof.

[Josh-byer]

prison should be about rehabilitation, and as far as I’m concerned, this man rehabilitated himself.

[lloydcoleman]

I’d say he rehabilitated himself, so what’s the point in sending him back at his age. He beat the system.

[helidude]

Stayed out of trouble 48

Most modern criminals can’t even stay out of trouble while on bond awaiting trial.

[enzocignetti]

*genuinely rehabilitated himself and became supportive of society
Govt: that’s not right! Your life was supposed to be ruined!

[pr]

To anyone wishing to know what became of him, he passed away from natural causes six weeks after being victorious over the state of Georgia. Good man lived a good life.

[butters]

Update: He successfully fought Georgia and was not returned to prison; however, he died in December 2016.

[PearDBD]

If you can't catch a man in 48 years, you dont deserve to send him back to prison

[icewolf]

For anyone curious. He was convicted of “forceful robbery” and sentenced to 17 years. He served 2 before managing to escape.

[rorschacht]

"Tell us, how'd you do it?"

"Well, I just drove away and flew home".

This is the most anticlimactic escape ever, lol.

[yodabuthesbaked]

I'd be too impressed to put him back behind bars like wtf.

[asumakiokumaru]

Dude its crazy to think that the people who caught him probably werent even born yet when he started running. I'd say just let him live out the rest of his days

[EvilMinion]

The guy escaped prison and became a teacher, active member of his community. Maybe he didn't finish his time, but he certainly repaid his debts to society.

[adewey]

When police arrived at his front door, he says “What took you so long?”

[tixibdu]

“Got a job, social security, never got into problems.” That’s a good man

[marionicola]

His kids " dad you wanna play hide and seek?"

Him " can't right now I'm in the middle of one right now"

[jjhuu]

Got a ssn, job and paid taxes. Id say he paid his debt. I guess once he retired and no longer paid taxes is when the gov wanted to lock em back up

[MikeH]

He had a job and turned his life around, waste of tax payer money to send him back

Prisons should be about rehabilitation not punishment