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This Is How Reactionary Prosecutors Thwart Criminal Justice Reform

Three strikes reform in Washington state was supposed to give Thomas Butler a chance to leave prison, but prosecutors are fighting to keep him there for life.
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When A Prison Sentence Of 10 Years And 6 Months Turns Into Forever

Life sentences in Louisiana used to come with the opportunity of early release for good behavior. When the rules changed, these people were left behind in Angola and forgotten for decades.
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Kip Kinkel Is Ready To Speak

At 15, he shot and killed his parents, two classmates at his school, and wounded 25 others. He’s been used as the reason to lock kids up for life ever since.
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Convicted Murderer Momentarily 'Dies,' Tries To Wriggle Out Of Life Sentence

Iowa killer Benjamin Schreiber said he should be freed because his sentence was not "to Life plus one day."
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Cyntoia Brown Released From Prison After 15 Years

Cyntoia Brown is finally being released after 15 years in prison for killing a 43-year-old man who had agreed to pay her for sex when she was 16.
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Pennsylvania Is Sentencing People To Die In Prison At An Alarming Rate

A new report from the Abolitionist Law Center "presents a definitive portrait of a punishment that is archaic, cruel, unjustified, and indefensible,” its co-author says.
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Watch The Emotional Moment Alice Johnson Walks Free After 21 Years Behind Bars

Alice Marie Johnson was released from Aliceville Correctional Facility after President Donald Trump commuted her life sentence. The president had recently met with Kim Kardashian, who advocated on Johnson’s behalf in the Oval Office.
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Mother Jailed Over Microwave Oven Death Of 1-Month-Old Daughter

Judge imposed 26-years-to-life sentence on Ka Yang.
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