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Charles “Fred” Cundiff received word Friday that President Barack Obama had cut short his life sentence. The 69-year-old logged onto his prison email and thanked Beth Curtis, who had stumbled upon his case years ago as she advocated for her brother, another senior citizen handed a life sentence long ago for nonviolent marijuana crimes.
In his email, Cundiff asked Curtis to convey his gratitude to two others who clamored for his freedom. The email system he was using costs inmates 5 cents per minute and, he told Curtis, “[I] don't have enough money to take care of all this.”
Cundiff has been behind bars since 1991 and will need to pinch nickels another year.
His reprieve takes effect Dec. 18, 2016, a full year after his name last week made a list of 95 peoplegetting out early thanks to presidential action.
The former construction and nursery worker's life sentence...
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