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It's a long story. Illegally arrested for a crime I didn't commit. Spent almost 10 years in jail because I couldn't get access to my money to pay my bond. Charges were dismissed by the court after five years, but as I was walking out of the jail they arrested me for other charges I wasn't guilty of. Spent another five years waiting for trial on those; finally got out of jail for a few months; was harassed by the police, Tweeted about it, sentenced to five months in jail for a Tweet which basically said "LOL here come the police again to harass me"; went to trial on the other charges, judge is mad about the Tweet, finds me guilty without a shred of evidence being offered. Sentenced to maximum sentence, despite no evidence of guilt; already served all the time so should have been released, but authorities won't accept the address I gave them for parole; sent to a supermax prison for three months, then a minimum prison for another month, then released; waiting for exoneration in a few months on appeal.



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