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Today — 18 October 2025Main stream

George Santos Is Released From Prison, His Lawyer Says, After Trump Commutes His Sentence

George Santos’s lawyer said the disgraced former congressman was freed from a New Jersey prison around 10 p.m. on Friday. He served less than three months on his fraud conviction.

© Adam Gray for The New York Times

George Santos, a former representative from New York, leaves federal court after sentencing in Central Islip, N.Y., in April.

After Facing Life in Prison, a Legal Trailblazer Steps Into Freedom

18 October 2025 at 04:00
James Comer’s case helped end de facto life sentences for young offenders in New Jersey. He had been convicted of felony murder as a teenager, after his companion in a robbery shot a victim.

© Vincent Alban/The New York Times

Over two decades, James Comer’s case rose to New Jersey’s highest court, opening the door for dozens of inmates to seek sentence reductions.
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