{"id":11351,"date":"2021-08-28T18:42:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T18:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/us\/2022\/01\/26\/the-u-s-has-held-me-for-19-years-without-a-charge-i-have-just-one-chance-to-be-freed\/"},"modified":"2022-01-26T18:43:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T18:43:30","slug":"the-u-s-has-held-me-for-19-years-without-a-charge-i-have-just-one-chance-to-be-freed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/us\/2021\/08\/28\/the-u-s-has-held-me-for-19-years-without-a-charge-i-have-just-one-chance-to-be-freed\/","title":{"rendered":"The U.S. Has Held Me For 19 Years Without A Charge. 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