Jail Birds
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Last published Mon, Apr 2, 2018
"They say the truth shall set you free. I'm hoping that was literal."
Martha Howard a normal high school student just trying to pass her classes is now a convict. She's being accused of her fathers's death and is now serving 2 years in juvie, but the 10 years in jail she has is fast approaching.
Will Martha prove her innocence or will being a jail bird be all she knows?
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