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Steven Jay Russell

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Steven Russell is a four-time prison escapee, fraudster, thief and con-artist, currently serving a 144-year sentence in solitary confinement at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Polunsky Unit. He was the subject of the 2009 film "I Love You Phillip Morris," in which he was portrayed by Jim Carrey. His crimes and prison escapes have also been the subject of documentaries including the "I Almost Got Away With It" series on Discovery Investigation, and The Discovery Channel’s "On The Run" series. He co-wrote "Life After Phillip Morris" with Laurence Watts, published in 2018.

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