Article: Connecting from the inside; Web offers inmates chance to communicate, form relationships.(LOCAL NEWS)

Byline: Scott J. Croteau

A baby-faced young man in a white T-shirt stares from the computer screen. He is a good-looking, tall 18-year-old who by his own description is built like a statue.

"I love being involved in sports, am known as the life of the party and can turn any girl's frown upside down," writes Joseph M. Stewart in his online profile. "I would love to correspond with a nice, friendly, open-minded girl willing to write me so we can get to know each other, have some laughs, swap stories, whatever it comes down to."

This catch has one catch. Mr. Stewart is serving prison time for his involvement in the killing of 24-year-old Billy ...

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