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Tina Peters to go free after Colorado Gov. Polis commutes her sentence
Key takeaways
- Jared Polis (D) commuted her sentence on Friday.
- Polis told Colorado Public Radio (CPR) earlier in the day from the governor s office that he would cut her almost nine-year prison sentence to four and a half years.
- The governor added that Peters did not interfere with any election, did not have to do with ballot counting, but it was illegal access to the computer room.
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Jared Polis (D) commuted her sentence on Friday.
Polis told Colorado Public Radio (CPR) earlier in the day from the governor s office that he would cut her almost nine-year prison sentence to four and a half years. By June 1, she will have been in prison for more than 600 days.
The governor added that Peters did not interfere with any election, did not have to do with ballot counting, but it was illegal access to the computer room.
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