A man released after 27 years reveals what he finds most strange about life outside the prison walls.


 A man who was released from a 241-year prison sentence has described his life since his release. Bobby Bostic, 44, was sentenced to prison at the age of 16 after going on an armed robbery spree with a friend in Missouri, United States. They detained a woman for a short time, but no one was hurt. Despite being told he would die in prison, changes in the law allowed him to be released after 27 years in prison. He has now revealed the strange things he discovered upon his release after not having seen the outside world since 1995. 'It's how friendly they are in comparison to prison,' Bobby explained to BBC News. 'You walk into a grocery store and the cashier says, "Sir, may I assist you?" You get nothing but mean mugs [faces] and harassment in prison...' It surprises him to hear, 'Hey, how you doing?' instead of 'Do not approach me too closely' 

'Out here, it's just good things,' Bobby added. People are beaming. Little children are waving at you. It's as if this is how life is. This is typical. This is how it is supposed to be.' Other surprises included wireless earphones: 'Why are dudes talking to themselves?' 'I'm like, what is Alexis?' says one of the smart speakers. 'You wave your hand and water comes out?' he said of self-service drinks machines. 'Deep down inside, you always wanted that humanity,' Bobby added. You desired a human connection... that is life. That is the definition of beauty. That's the beauty of being human.' He spent nearly 10,000 nights in a cell before seeing the word'released' next to his name on the prison board on November 9, last year. 'It wasn't real until I saw the words,' Bobby said. It was like music to my soul when I did.' 

He dressed for his homecoming in a three-piece blue suit, a far cry from his 27 years in a grey prison tracksuit. 'It represents the beginning of a new chapter in my life,' he added. 'Life's new business.' Donald Hutson, Bobby's friend, accepted a guilty plea deal and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. He died of a drug overdose in 2018, just nine months before he was eligible for parole. Bobby refused to accept a plea bargain and was found guilty at trial. He received 17 consecutive sentences totaling 241 years in prison for his crimes. The US Supreme Court ruled in 2010 that young people should not be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for non-homicidal offenses, and this was expanded to include previous cases in 2016. However, the state of Missouri argued Bobby had multiple sentences rather than a life sentence, and it took another amendment in 2021 offering parole to prisoners sentenced as children for his freedom to become a reality. Judge Evelyn Baker, the judge who sentenced him, represented him in the parole hearing. She claimed it was the only sentence she regretted in her 25-year career.


Since his release, Bobby has co-founded Dear Mama, a charity that assists low-income families in St. Louis, Missouri.He pays his rent and bills by selling seven books on Amazon and giving occasional talks, but he still says money is tight. 'What I'm doing now, I'm barely surviving,' he said. 'I'm still struggling with a few issues. Aside from that, life out here is beautiful every day. I go through the refrigerator, looking at the various options. 'A bath in the tub - I haven't had a bath in 27 years!' I don't take anything for granted.'

By Covenant 

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