A California man was freed from prison after serving 23 years of his life sentence on a joyriding conviction, including eight years in solitary confinement for possessing a book written by the co-founder of a notorious prison gang. Kenneth Oliver, now 52, was given the life sentence at 29 under California's strict "three strikes" sentencing law for repeat felons. Voters eased the law in 2012 to allow life sentences only when the third strike is for a serious or violent felony. Los Angeles County prosecutor Nicol Walgren said she was impressed by Oliver's rehabilitation in prison and preparation for a successful life outside. She called him the kind of prisoner that voters envisioned when they eased the three strikes law.

Source: Fox News June 05, 2019 00:33 UTC