In the novel "Les Miserables", Jean Valjean spends 19 years in prison after stealing this
He is paroled from 
prison 19 years later (after 4 unsuccessful escape attempts added 12 years, and
... [DOC] [TLE] 'Les Mis': Why do we idealize Jean Valjean and act like Javert ... [PAR] Jan 2, 2013 ...