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by jstanley 2227 days ago
> getting a reduced sentence for having at least done some good.

It seems like this is exactly what happened:

> On 26 July, 2019, Hutchins was sentenced to time served and one year of supervised release.

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Judges comments are included in this short documentary https://youtu.be/vveLaA-z3-o (from 21:26)
Seems like the system works far more frequently than we generally give it credit for.
You mean because it worked this one time?