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Kevin Cooper supporters,

As you may have seen, there have been powerful Op-Ed pieces in the LA Times and NY Times in the last week calling on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to grant Kevin Cooper a commutation.

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December 14, 2010

SENATE Bill 9, a legislation that will end life sentences for
juvenile offenders, was introduced by Senator Leland Yee (D-San
Francisco).  Under the bill, courts could review cases of juveniles
sentenced to Life Without Parole (LWOP) after 10 years.  This
potentially would allow some individuals to receive a new minimum

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December 12, 2010
By Sarah Wheaton

In a protest apparently assembled largely through a network of banned cellphones, inmates across at least six prisons in Georgia have been on strike since Thursday, calling for better conditions and compensation, several inmates and an outside advocate said.

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- State agencies that were supposed to investigate prison abuses in California have fallen down on the job, a state Senate report says.