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John Reginald Holt
John Holt is a 66-year-old grandfather. (John has been married about 35 years; he has four daughters and a son as well as seven grandkids.) Until now, he’s never been to prison. He has no felony convictions, and he’s been in prison for nearly 14 years. He was given a 30-year federal sentence for a nonviolent drug offense. Since there is no parole in federal prison, John Holt is likely looking at a de facto life sentence. Put bluntly, he will probably die in federal prison. Read More.
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Ernest Howard
How The Federal Government Used a $150 Marijuana Conviction to Sentence Ernest Howard to 35 Years in Federal Prison, Without Parole, For Murder—a Murder he was Never Charged With, Tried For, or Convicted of. Read More.
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The Tom Caraway Case
Tom Caraway is approaching his seventies. Until now, he's never been to prison—never even had a traffic ticket. He's been in prison for nearly 18 years for a crime he did not commit. Read More.
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