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Deborah Peagler to be released from prison after 27 years1:17 pm Friday, August 21, 2009by stacey palevsky After 27 years in prison, Deborah Peagler will be released next week. The news came late afternoon Aug. 20, when the governor announced he would not review or overturn the parole board's decision to recommend Peagler for parole. (See the governor's letter at below.) It was a tremendous victory for Joshua Safran, a modern Orthodox Jew from Berkeley, who for seven years has worked on Peagler's case on a pro bono basis. "I'm ecstatic," he wrote in an email. In 2007, Safran told j., "This case might be something I work on for the rest of my life," he said. "But it will all be worth it when Debbie gets out." That day is finally around the corner. Peagler's release is expected next week. Stay tuned for the Aug. 28 issue of J. for the full story
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08/24/2009 at 05:33 PM
Congratulations and G-d bless you. Welcome back to society. We embrace you!
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