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An Unlikely Advocate For Second Chances


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The deed that landed Paul Rivers in jail for the rest of his life wasn’t a murder, it was stealing $330 from an espresso stand in Seattle’s University District. It was his third felony under Washington’s three strikes law. That was back in 1993. He was 21 years old. After more than two decades in prison Rivers said, "I am no longer a threat to society. Rivers laid out the reasons why he should be released last week before Washington's Clemency and Pardons Board in Olympia. He has an unlikely
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