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Serving for Life

By the time he was 21, Jason Hernandez was already serving a life sentence in a federal prison. Arrested for running a 50-person drug distribution ring he inherited when his older brother J.J. was sent to prison, Hernandez figured he would be out and back on the streets within 24 hours.

By Steve Rempe
June 6, 2016
Jason Hernandez | McKinney | Reentry | Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act | Texas | Texas Monthly

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