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Saturday, 27 January 2007
KENNY Richey begins his 21st year on Death Row today, with the belief that he will either be executed or back home a free man by the summer.
The 42-year-old has always protested his innocence over his conviction in Ohio two decades ago for an arson attack which claimed the life of a toddler.
Judges in Cincinnati have been considering this week whether evidence that emerged after his murder trial should be re-examined.
Speaking from jail at Mansfield, Ohio, Richey said: "I believe I'll be home this year. I'm hoping by August.
"I miss just walking around the streets. That's one of the things I think I'll do when I get out. Go on a long walk around Edinburgh."
With Amnesty International leading the campaign for his release, Richey said he never loses hope, because that's all he has left.
He said: "You know, you never give up hope.
"As long as there's breath in your body, you always have hope."
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