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A $30 POT SALE LANDED DEREK HARRIS TEN YEARS

Derek Harris (Credit: Promise of Justice)

By Alex Halperin
08/23/2020 05:34 PM GMT-0700
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Derek Harris, a Louisiana man sentenced to life in prison for a pot sale worth less than $30, has been freed after 10 years.
CNN

  • Louisiana non-profit Promise of Justice said, “As COVID-19 rates continue to rise in DOC facilities, every day spent in Angola was a tremendous risk for Derek’s health and safety.”
  • Harris, a military veteran, was convicted of selling .69 grams of pot.

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