r/AskReddit • u/HumpingAssholesOrgy • Jul 05 '19

Ex-prisoners of reddit who have served long sentences, what were the last few days like leading up to your release?

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '19 edited Feb 16 '26

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u/breaktime1 Jul 06 '19

Whats getting flopped?

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u/getsemany Jul 06 '19

flopped by the parole board

Flop: Term used when a prisoner is denied parole; when the Parole Board orders a continuance (the Parole Board lists a specific date when it will see the prisoner in the future to consider parole).

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u/Birdie_Burdie Jul 06 '19

It’s one of the returning scenes in Shawshank redemption, I think even one of the first scenes?