Time: The Untold Story of the Love That Held Us Together When Incarceration Kept Us Apart
by Fox Richardson
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Rob Richardson says he “committed a wrong” when he robbed a bank of around $5000, but he also says that disproportionately long prison sentences are costing taxpayers billions of dollars while not making the world any safer. His wife Fox Richardson says “we are more than the worst decision we ever made,” adding that an incarcerated man’s family essentially does time with him. Their son, shown receiving a diploma to his parents’ cheers, says that children of incarcerated parents are six times more likely to be incarcerated themselves.
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The Richardsons share their story of surviving Rob’s twenty-plus years of incarceration while Fox raised their children. She documented everything she could for Rob’s sake, footage that would end up being compiled by director Garrett Bradley in the film “Time.” While Rob says that the American criminal justice system is one of the best in the world, the people who administer the system are doing so unfairly. Adding that the world needs more love, Rob says that the acronym for “love” should be “Life’s Only Valid Expression.”
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Co-authors tell story of survival via video call + footage
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Fox and Rob Richardson share their harrowing personal story while also striving to shed light on inequities in the U.S. prison system. While the Richardsons take full responsibility for their decision to commit robbery, they also wonder aloud how it is possible that Rob was sentenced to 60 years for a $5000 robbery that did not involve fatalities or injuries while, for example, the guilty parties in the Enron scandal stole hundreds of millions and received much lighter sentences.
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