..."They face a 45-year mandatory minimum," J. Wells Dixon of the Center for Constitutional Rights told the Huffington Post's Samantha Storey on Monday. "How do you square that? It is shocking and appalling that in the United States someone could spend 45 years in prison for vandalizing an empty police car that had been previously vandalized. That is not right."

Ahead of another hearing on Tuesday, a number of supporters—including fellow lawyers, activists, and concerned members of the public—have called attention to the case.  ...

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