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Jimmy Dee Stout had served about half of his 15-year sentence for a drug conviction when he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer last year. He learned about compassionate release from another prisoner, and was released last October with help from Families Against Mandatory Minimums. Stout now lives with his brother in Round Rock, Texas.

A law was meant to free sick or aging inmates. Instead, some are left to die in prison.

By IBW21News & Current Affairs

The First Step Act was supposed to help free terminally ill and aging federal inmates who pose little or no threat to public safety. But while petitions for compassionate release…

July 19, 2023

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My Child Is Incarcerated. One Second in This Unjust System Is Too Much.

By IBW21Editors' Choice

By Esther Hernández— For several years, I have met weekly with a remarkable group of mothers and one father who, like me, are fighting for the release of their adult…

May 4, 2021

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A law was meant to free sick or aging inmates. Instead, some are left to die in prison.

My Child Is Incarcerated. One Second in This Unjust System Is Too Much.

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