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Ex-death row inmate who's had 3 last meals wins freedom. For now.

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A former death row inmate who has been so close to execution that he's had three last meals has been released after nearly 30 years behind bars.

Oklahoma County District Judge Natalie Mai on May 14 set bail at $500,000 for Richard Glossip as he awaits a third trial in a 1997 murder-for-hire case. He posted it later in the day and walked out a free man. At least for now.

Glossip has received public support both nationally and internationally, including from celebrities like Kim Kardashian. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out his conviction, siding with both his own lawyers and the state of Oklahoma, who said he didn't get a fair trial...

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