fingerprints taken during a 1993 arrest were matched against Porter's fingerprints in an FBI database after a police officer saw his picture as Poet of the Month on ChicagoPoetry.com. On October 14, 2005, Porter was sentenced to three years in prison for his escape. He had a parole hearing Tuesday, October 6, 2009. The 2008 film Killer Poet, produced by Northern Light Productions, documented the Norman Porter story. Porter was denied parole by the Massachusetts Parole Board on January 12, 2010. Despite the support of prison officials and members of a Chicago church congregation, the parole board rejected Porter's request because he showed "limited remorse" and "continues to minimize his criminal activity." Porter was again denied parole on November 19, 2019. He will next be up for parole in 2022. References Books Fingerprints Don't Lie American people convicted of murder American male poets American Unitarians American prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment American escapees Criminals from Massachusetts Escapees from Massachusetts detention Living people Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Massachusetts People convicted of murder by Massachusetts Year of birth missing (living people) Writers from Chicago