Arthur Longworth was convicted of aggravated murder at the age of 21 and sentenced to life in prison. In the decades since the 1985 murder, he’s gained fame from inside Walla Walla’s prison walls for his writings. He’s won two national literary awards, including first place for best prison memoir from the PEN Center in New York.
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