State Profiles

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Michelle Taylor - Nevada
On April 15, 2010, Michelle Lyn Taylor was given a life sentence for forcing a 13-year-old boy to touch her breast through her clothing.Read More
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Atiba Parker - Mississippi
Atiba is serving 42 years in a Mississippi prison for less than three grams of crack cocaine. Read More
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Philip McCollum - Indiana

After serving 21 years in prison, Phil was freed by a court order and rejoined his family just in time for Christmas. Several months later, however, he was back behind bars after the government reinstated his original 110-year sentence.

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Erik Thompson - Maryland
Erik is serving 25 years under Maryland's mandatory sentencing laws. Read More
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Bonnie DiToro - Massachusetts
Bonnie is serving a 15-year mandatory minimum drug sentence in Massachusetts. Read More
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James Belt - Louisiana

James was an educated and hard-working family man whose drug addiction eventually culminated in a life sentence in Louisiana state prison.

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Erik Weyant - Florida
Erik was sentenced to a 20-year mandatory minimum under Florida's "10-20-life" law for discharging a firearm in an attempt to protect himself from an angry group of men.Read More
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Guadalupe Zuniga - North Carolina
Guadalupe is serving more than 18 years in North Carolina.Read More
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Todd Hannigan - Florida
Under Florida law, Todd's failed suicide attempt warranted 15 years in prison.Read More
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Tracy Cowan - Michigan

Tracy is still serving a 20 to 40-year sentence under mandatory minimum sentencing laws that were reformed years ago.

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Scott Earle - Florida

Sentenced under Florida's draconian mandatory minimums for pain medications, Scott is serving 25 years.

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Todd Oosterink - Florida
Born with brittle bone disease, Todd was dependent on prescription medication from a very young age. He turned to illicit drugs to numb his physical and emotional pain as he grew older.
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Ricardo Arias - Michigan
Ricardo is serving life under a Michigan law that no longer exists.
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David Lee Sanchez - North Carolina
Unfortunately, the drug dealing lifestyle swept up David at a very early age.  He was only 14 when he first started to sell marijuana to support his habit.Read More
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Eric Duphily - Massachusetts
Eric was heavily addicted to cocaine and selling it to support his habit when an acquaintance turned him in. He was convicted under Massachusett's mandatory minimums and received 13 years. Eric overcame his addiction in prison and is now counseling other incarcerated people. Read More
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Erik K. Arthur - Florida
Erik, a former pharmacist, is serving 25 years in prison under Florida's harsh sentencing laws for prescription drugs. Read More
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Robert Anger - Massachusetts
Robert is serving a 15-year mandatory minimum drug sentence in Massachusetts. Read More
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Tony Ealy - Michigan
Tony is serving 33 to 110 years in Michigan for a first-time cocaine offense. He has been incarcerated for over a decade. 
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Orville Lee Wollard III - Florida
Orville is serving 20 years in state prison for trying to protect his wife and daughters with a legally registered firearm.
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