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[Les Misérables] Was Jean Valjean's punishment of 19 years of prison and forced labor for stealing a loaf of bread (and his subsequent escape attempts) an accurate punishment for that crime in that time period? Or was it exaggerated in the book/play?

by /u/Korean_Pathfinder in /r/AskHistorians

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