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really good. Um, they're on the bottom right. Got waffle fries, garlic fries, steak fries, mashed potatoes, scallop
potatoes, broccoli, rice. Choices, choices, baby. Yeah, this is way too much. Hey, way too.
Yeah, way too much for me. I don't know. Let's go with the garlic fresh as well.
Yeah, baby. I have no idea. How are you feeling? Good. Good. I've been singing Carol's praises for all day
about how wonderful and important it's been for the last 7 years. Having her be my biggest advocate. If it
wasn't for her, a lot of this that we're doing right now might not have been humanly possible.
You know, Chris, I I believe that everybody played a great part. You've had a fantastic attorney.
You've had a great supporter, your mother. You've had Mike Kee. You've got Craig Hampen. I mean, there's been so
many players to give you this day. You know, you could buy A1 steak sauce in prison. It's 35 cents for a little
that little like a ketchup packet. Oh, really? Mhm. 35 cents. Yeah. Yeah. On an average, what was your
commissary that you spend a month? I was going through almost $200 probably a month eating. That's But eating and
phone calls, it's just a whole entire different world. And you just get accustomed to it. I had to become
something in prison that I wasn't before prison. You just got to continue on with
that persona. When you're in the jungle, you got to fit in. You got to survive, right? You got to you you blend in.

Just hours after walking out of the Bonneville County Courthouse a free man after 20 years behind bars, Chris Tapp shares his first meal with some of his supporters

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Brief Summary

Chris reflects on prison life, support from advocates, and survival strategies.

Key points

The Importance of Support. Reflecting on the vital role of advocates in one's journey.

Episode highlights

The Importance of SupportReflecting on the vital role of advocates in one's journey.“If it wasn't for her, a lot of this might not have been humanly possible.”0:48Apr 16, 2017

Episode quotes

Choices, choices, baby.

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