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    Hundreds serving mandatory life sentences under Illinois ‘three strikes’ law

    By Jennifer Soble (Illinois Prison Project) | August 18, 2020

    “Each received what amounts to a death sentence for one horrifying but familiar reason: race,” writes attorney and advocate Jennifer Soble.

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