After 12 years behind bars, Markus Lanieux thought he had a deal for his release. Then Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry filed a legal challenge that could derail hope for those imprisoned under the state’s “three strikes” sentencing rules.

    • TherouxSonfeir@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      People forget this. They say “they need something to do in prison so it’s ok”. But what they don’t get is, when they get out they have a felony. They can’t get most regular jobs. So it usually “slave” labor as in minimum wage—which isn’t enough to live on and a lot have to come up with other means, and that usually ends up being what they know works: crime.

      Break the cycle.