Extraordinary and Compelling Reasons

Gary Settle estimates that he’s helped more than 40 inmates get something called compassionate release. He still has over 100 years of his own sentence left to serve.

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Criminal

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Gesellschaft & Kultur , True Crime

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In 1993, Gary Settle was sentenced to 177 years in prison.
Twenty-six years into his sentence, he started helping other
inmates get out of prison through something called compassionate
release - a policy that allows people in prison to petition to be
let out for “extraordinary and compelling” reasons. You can learn
more about Gary Settle in Anna Altman’s piece, "The Quality of
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