We are extremely grateful. We’re fortunate to have many friends who have supported our work for justice, second chances and nonviolence since we left prison. They vouched for us even though a pardon wasn’t something we requested for ourselves.The blessing of a pardon, however, comes with a stark reminder of so many thousands who are not as fortunate as we are. They are still stuck in a still flawed justice system that prizes the punitive over the rehabilitative — and they should not be. For every one of us, there are thousands who are powerless and voiceless, who …
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