This article first appeared on Prison Journalism Project. Last October, Dylan Sanchez received some of the most exciting news one can receive in prison: He would become a free man sooner than expected. Instead of leaving his Oregon prison in 2030, as mandated by his original sentence, he would now be released 10 months earlier, […]
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They Thought They Were Leaving Prison Early. Then They Weren’t.
In 2025, Oregon reduced hundreds of sentences. Then they added time back. The chaos caused confusion and false hope.