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Carlos and Daniel pick up Ruben Lopez and drive him to Ventura for a DUI court date. We talk about how it feels to go from a lifer to a free man in 2 days. Ruben openly talks about his addiction to meth and the struggles he faces on the streets. Carlos and Daniel have a brief conversation about their talk with Rueben after visiting his camp in the San Gabriel river bottom. Denny’s, Ride Home Program, USA Today, Prop 47, Michael Romano, Susan Champion, Matthew Henry, California State Capitol Public Safety Committee hearing, AB 1056, homeless in the river bottom, failure, fear, support network, 19 years, Three-strikes, Three-strikes Project Stanford law school, first thoughts after parole, Starbucks, Life sentence to parole in 2 days, addiction, homelessness, cell time, how do you eat an elephant?, complacency, spring mattress, pride, state/county supervision, 1980, Chris the Dopey Podcast, low bottom.

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