FF 153 - Jason Spyres Served 15 Years for Pot, Now he's Studying at Stanford

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4.6 • 672 Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2018

⏱️ 56 minutes

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On today's show Jason Spyres joined John to discuss the major injustice he suffered as a result of selling cannabis in his teens. Jason was arrested on drug charges nearly 20 years ago. In the years since, he’s been on a path of personal success and growth. When he was 19 years old, he was arrested for selling cannabis during an undercover sting, and until recently, the state of Illinois had kept him out of society for it. Jason served 15 years of a 30-year prison sentence. Once Jason got a taste of freedom, he pushed relentlessly for his goals. While on work release he worked 2 jobs and took on a full slate of college classes to work towards his goal of becoming an engineer. Currently, Jason is enrolled at Stanford University and is actively petitioning the Governor of Illinois for a full pardon. Jason will be the first to tell you that he's not doing this for himself, but to blaze a trail for those who do not have the resources to fight for themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.5	Head on over to patreon. of the Lions of Liberty podcast. Here is your host, John Otermat.
1:09.1	Felons, friends and freedom lovers, welcome back to another edition of Felony Friday, a weekly
1:14.9	show right here on the Lions of Liberty podcast.
1:18.4	Of course, felony Friday is the show that focuses on exposing injustice in this nation's
1:25.1	broken criminal justice system.
1:27.7	And we do this by bringing you stories, personal stories, told by the people who
1:32.4	suffered this injustice.
1:33.9	And it's really incredible to hear directly from the person who struggled, who had
1:40.5	these obstacles put in front of them, who had other people forget about them, push them aside, and they pushed through, they got out of prison, and they didn't stop there.
1:50.4	That wasn't enough.
1:52.0	They pushed forward and set out to lead an incredible life.
1:57.2	And I have one of the best episodes I've ever had on felony Friday coming up in just a moment
2:02.6	here. We're going to be talking with Jason Spires. His story is nuts. It's going to have you on the
2:08.8	edge of your seat and the passion that he has to achieve his dreams after having these obstacles placed in front of him by the criminal
2:19.8	justice system, it's going to just blow your mind. And it's going to, it's going to motivate you.
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