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The Louisiana Board of Parole Giveth and Taketh Away: The Troubling Case of Bobby Sneed
Loaded on Aug. 15, 2021
by Casey Bastian
published in Criminal Legal News
September, 2021, page 48
Filed under:
Parole Board Misconduct.
Location:
Louisiana.
by Casey J. Bastian
In yet another outrageous example of what constitutes “justice” in America, we have the story of 74-year-old Bobby Sneed. He has been imprisoned at one of this nation’s most perilous institutions for 47 years. Earlier this year, a 17-minute hearing before the Louisiana Board of Parole ...
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