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An unfairly long sentence, inappropriate for the crime, is a form of wrongful incarceration. Earlier this month U.S. District Judge Terrance Boyle vacated the convictions of two North Carolina men and reduced the sentences of three other federal inmates after a 2011 U.S. Court of Appeals decision resulted in a  redefinition of who should be considered a felon.

As reported here, the Appeals Court ruling prompted appeals from inmates and accompanying opposition from prosecutors, until the U.S. Department of Justice Continue reading →