Crime & Justice
Chris Young recalls being handed Trump clemency papers while in solitary
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
He Got Released After 2 Life Sentences
What was said
"And then when they take me in the office and they say, "You got to sign this." And when I look down at the paper, I seen that presidential seal. It's gold. It's shining on the paper."
Chris Young, a former federal prisoner whose sentence was reduced after he had been serving two life terms, describes the moment he says he learned he was being released from USP Beaumont. He recalls being taken from solitary confinement to an office and seeing a document bearing the US presidential seal, which he says ordered his immediate release on 20 January 2021 under Donald Trump’s clemency powers.
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- Programme
- Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
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- He Got Released After 2 Life Sentences
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- 7:36
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