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Gov. Jared Polis reduces Tina Peters’ sentence, making her eligible for release next month

Gov. Jared Polis said that “just because somebody believes the Earth is flat — just because somebody believes in conspiracy theories — does not mean that they should receive a harsher sentence.”

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