California’s Proposition 47 reduced certain drug convictions from felonies to misdemeanors and allowed inmates and formerly incarcerated people to petition the court for resentencing.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Aug. 2026
In May, Grayson sought medical release from prison under an Illinois law for inmates with terminal or serious illnesses.
Or building a detention center for federal prisoners in the middle of the Everglades?
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Aug. 2026
The 2015 action film, set in a post-apocalyptic desert wasteland, stars Theron as warrior Imperator Furiosa, who leads the daring escape of female prisoners from a tyrannical ruler.
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