Ramulus is one of 1,800 people over the age of 55 serving life sentences in NC prisons--my friend Michelle is another. This is a beautiful illustration of the need for common-sense clemency practices that can respond to all that changes in the decades after a crime. boltsmag.org/north-caroli...
In North Carolina, a Shooting Victim Pleads for His Shooter’s Release After 30 Years - Bolts
Ramulus Mason was sentenced to life without parole due to North Carolina’s three-strikes law. The man he shot insists that he shouldn’t still be in prison.
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![Text reading: In place of the existing criminal code, with its overlapping and confusing MPC and state-specific provisions, which could be interpreted differently by different courts, the Palleseen majority leader
proposes the following bill to the legislature:
Il.C.S. 1: All willful violations of Correct Conduct (defined as the collection infra of Il.C.S. 2 through Il.C.S. 3991) shall be considered felonies, punishable by a minimum of 6 months of supervision, up to a maximum of death.
[Il.C.S. 2 through 3991 list the existing administrative, civil, and criminal regulations governing behavior in Ilmar, including laws about permissible domestic animals, laws prohibiting interpersonal violence, and laws prohibiting graduate instruction on forbidden subjects.]
You are the legislature’s ombudsman: an independent, appointed advisor belonging to neither party, empowered to recommend changes to proposed laws before they go to the floor for a vote. Please
assess whether the proposed law achieves its goals, what objections you would anticipate from either the Palleseen or minority parties, and whether there are changes to the proposed statute that might improve it substantively and/or improve its chances of passage.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4xnyjdgerujoda5jgknuts4k/bafkreic5h2wn2he5ppue3qhotoqq2whfv3nj6rawf25wa6rczjm7wdbdiy)
