Northeast Philly Man Gets Clemency, Released After Nearly Two Decades Behind Bars
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CBS News
May 17, 2016

“A Northeast Philadelphia man is now home after spending nearly two decades behind bars. He is one of the thousands of non-violent drug offenders who received excessive prison time under the strict sentencing guidelines of the 1990’s. Now, he’s received his lucky break.

“‘ … I know I deserved to be punished because I did wrong,” he says, “but no way should I have died in prison.’”

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