Coulson's release was unusual, but the extraordinarily harsh punishment he received was not. Experts say thousands like him remain behind bars in California, sentenced to life due to 1990s legislation, some who may never be freed...
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Sentenced to life for stealing $14: ‘I needed help, but was given jail’
He was incarcerated under one of the most extreme "tough on crime" laws in the US, which aimed to indefinitely imprison "habitual offenders". He only came home last month because a judge reviewed his case and declared that his punishment "shocks the conscience and offends fundamental notions of human dignity" and that he never should have been imprisoned at all.
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