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Former prisoner recounts battle over voting rights in Brooklyn
John O’Hara, attorney and Red Hook Star Revue subscriber, recalls being prosecuted for voting in 1992 and later exonerated in 2017 after district attorneys toppled wrongful convictions. He argues prosecutors and judges control the courts and urges civic engagement to curb abuses.
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