After 39 years in prison, the longest serving U.S. pot prisoner has been released. Cuban national Antonio Bascaro was a fighter pilot and anti-Castro exile who was arrested in Guatemala in 1980. He refused to testify against others, though it may have shortened his sentence.
Because he’s not a citizen, Bascaro could soon be deported from the U.S. In the meantime he’s enjoying life with his family.
Bascaro’s first meal as a free man was four eggs, double ham, bacon and a guava and cheese pastry.
BBC
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