ELI5. What happens to ‘criminals’ when the law changes and what they were imprisoned for is no longer illegal? Submitted by L0rdTeddingt0n t3_11bu64n on February 25, 2023 at 8:01 PM in explainlikeimfive 44 comments 104
y_wont_my_line_block t1_ja0lrch wrote on February 25, 2023 at 11:12 PM Usually nothing happens. Occasionally the law which legalized whatever they were imprisoned for will include a section that pardons people. For instance, Illinois when they legalized Marijuana. Permalink 2
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