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Pacientes del Dolor: Richard Paey Pierde Recurso y Seguirá en la Prisión

Richard Paey, el paciente del dolor en silla de ruedas que cumple una sentencia mínima obligatoria de 25 años como traficante de drogas según la ley de Florida, seguirá en la prisión tras perder un recurso esta semana. Pero, un tribunal de apelaciones simpatizante le sugirió a buscar la clemencia del gobernador.
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Richard Paey case

The Richard Paey case illustrates clearly the cruelty of the american people. A human tendency towards cruelty played upon by the government. Preyed upon by the government, actually. The right wing christian judges prevailed, and a man's life is ruined. At the hands of the government.
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Free Richard Paey!

Call Florida Governor Jeb Bush and urge him to pardon Richard Paey.

The number is 850-488-7146.

Paey just lost his appeal, which means he'll have to complete his 25-year sentence unless the Governor intervenes.

I just spoke with a nice lady at the Governor's office and informed her that Richard Paey is a paraplegic whose substantial need for pain medication resulted in a misguided conviction for drug dealing. I asked her to inform the Governor that I support the Florida Court of Appeals recommendation that he pardon Mr. Paey.

It only takes a minute and together we might be able to help make life a little more bearable for this most unfortunate man.

For a quick refresher on the case before you call, check out Maia Salavitz at The Huffington Post and Radley Balko's article in National Review Online.

Now put down your laptop and make the call. We'll still be here when you're done.

Thanks!

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Update: The Second Chance Act Status (S.1934)

[From our friends at Open Society Institute/Open Society Policy Center] The Second Chance Act Status (S.1934) December 5, 2006 This afternoon the Senate sponsors of the Second Chance Act tried to move the bill through the Senate by unanimous consent. In recent days there has been an enormous outreach to Senator Coburn from Okalahomans ranging from state and local government officials, to law enforcement leaders, to service providers, to ordinary citizens. The hope was that all of that and some great press coverage had persuaded Senator Coburn to let the bill pass. However he placed a hold on the bill just a little while ago.