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Print this article The Shawshank Redemption. It turns out there is a real-life "Red" Redding, the memorable prison inmate played by iconic actor Morgan Freeman. Mitchell Rutledge is in prison in Alabama, and he's been there for nearly 40 years. He was guilty of his crime, a murder he committed as a teenager. Many people who have interacted with Mitch during his four decades in prison see remarkable similarities in his character with "Red." He grew up in a broken home with a father he never knew. His mother was still a child herself, only 14 years old, and was hardly around to provide super...

Nearly everyone has seen the classic movie "The Shawshank Redemption." Well, it turns out there is a real life "Red" Redding, the character played by Morgan Freeman. He is in prison in Alabama. He has been there for nearly 40 years. He was guilty of his crime: a murder he committed as a teenager in a drug operation. But so many people who have interacted with Rutledge in prison see the similarities in character with Red. He grew up in a broken home with a father he never knew. His mother was a child of 13 years old and was hardly around for adult supervision. He was illiterate. As a teen, he ...