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Obama Clemency Changes Life Of Kannapolis Crack Dealer
James Patterson Jr. of Concord—once a drug dealer sentenced in 2002 to 21 years—was freed after President Obama commuted his sentence as part of a 2014 clemency push. He spent 14 years in federal prison, rebuilt with education, church, and a new life with his wife Angela and seven children. He warns others to change and stay on a lawful path.
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Concord
N.C
James Patterson Jr
Patterson
Barack Obama
Obama
Kannapolis
Cabarrus County
Unicor Prison Industries
Butner
Durham
Harvard Law Review
Congress
Clemency Project
Naikang Tsao
Foley & Lardner LLP
Wisconsin
Tsao
Sally Yates
Russell Young
Charlotte
Young
Angela
Alexandrea
Jamie Lau
Duke Law School
Lou
Angel
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