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Dec 2024
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Judge Frederic Block on the Moral Duties...

Daily Stoic | Wondery
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The First Step Act in 2018 included provisions for non-violent federal inmates to petition for early release or reductions in their sentences. How to determine whether to grant or deny those requests is what U.S. District Court Judge Frederic Block explores in his new book, A Second Chance, which features his experiences with six prisoners who came to him as ... Show More
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