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Michele Scott poses for a portrait at a residential career campus for CROP (Creating Restorative Opportunities & Programs), a reentry program for formerly incarcerated people in Oakland, California, on Monday June 12, 2023. Now a fellow in CROP’s job readiness program, Scott once served a life without parole (LWOP) sentence. After 30 years of incarceration, in 2021 she was released thanks to a rare governor commutation, and she now works to support people in reentry and advocates for the rights of those serving LWOP sentences.

First Person

Why I Fight to End ‘Life Without Parole’

With SB 94, California lawmakers have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of thousands of people behind bars. It is time to reconsider our LWOP laws.

Michele Scott

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June 13, 2023