Photos: After 23 years in prison, Tyra Patterson starts a new life
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A month after her release from prison, Tyra Patterson still becomes emotional when she relives the day. " I remember when I used to watch people leave and I would say ‘I wonder when its going to be my turn,’ she said. "I still get choked up about it because its still so fresh to me and it was on Christmas which is Jesus’s birthday. LISA POWELL / STAFF