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News, atlanta. well turn now to our ongoing series justice for all, and the controversial case of a texas woman sentenced to five years in prison for casting a vote in the 2016 presidential election while she was out on probation. i spoke to her as she awaits for a decision on her appeal. she saw it as a civic duty, crystal mason recalling the 2016 election and the vote that would change her life. >> i remember what my mom told me the night before and it was crystal, this is the last day. dont...

Nbcs gabe gutierrez is there. >> its so bright. >> reporter: the explosion was massive, tearing through a rural kentucky community about an hour south of lexington, the moment captured on this camera from nbc affiliate wlex. >> it was like an atomic bomb went off. >> reporter: the blast so powerful you could see it on radar. the fire ball sprung 300 feet into the air and was visible 40 miles. tonight, the fire is out but the debris is still smoelderring. 58-year-old lisa derringer was killed. >>...

She was sentenced to five years in federal prison and three years supervised release. >> so, you understood that if youre serving time you couldnt vote. >> yeah, i know that while youre incarcerated you couldnt vote. >> reporter: in exthe texas, fellens can vote after completing probation. but she was still on supervised release. she was sentenced to five years in state prison plus ten additional months on her federal sentence. >> would you have ever cast that ballot knowing it was illegal? >> i...