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Im erin burnett. We begin with the breaking news of the family of the second american beheaded by isis speaks out. Just an hour ago the sotloff family broke the silence about the murder of their son. He was abducted 13 months ago and brutally murdered in a video shown this week. The family said steven was trying to make a difference, that he wasnt a war junkie, he didnt court danger. He was trying to give a voice to those who didnt have one. Alina machado is outside the family home in pinecrest, florida, where they spoke today. Reporter Steven Sotloffs father stood just a few feet away holding...

Jeff Mizanskey, a 62-year-old man, who was sentenced to life in prison for three non-violent marijuana convictions, has been commuted by Missouri Governor J

It's a step only a few other states have taken, but one that would help people with a wide range of convictions get jobs and benefits.

This story was originally published by the Missouri Independent. In 1984, I was arrested for felony possession of marijuana for a half-pound of marijuana, for...

RFT last month in an interview from prison. Robert Franklin, who has served more than a decade of a 22-year prison sentence for a marijuana crime, has become the ninth drug offender since 2020 to have his case commuted by Gov. Mike Parson. "It was the best news I've had in years," Franklin said Tuesday in an interview from the Moberly Correctional Center. "I was ecstatic. I was so excited I almost had an anxiety attack." The governor's action means that Franklin will have the opportunity to face a parole board, which will then determine whether the 41-year-old...