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California Releases Convicted Murderer Serving 84-Year Sentence Over Pandemic

Tim Pearce
California Releases Convicted Murderer Serving 84-Year Sentence Over Pandemic
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California authorities set a convicted murderer loose to create more space in state prisons because of the coronavirus.

Terebea Williams, 44, served about 20 years of a 84-year sentence for murder before state authorities let her out of prison as part of an effort by the California government to free up space inside prisons and reduce the risk of coronavirus spread among inmates, according to CBS Sacramento.

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