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How an Unjust 15-Year Prison Sentence Tore a Mother of Three’s Family Apart

In 2002, Cindy Shank received an undeserved sentence of 15 years behind bars. The new HBO doc ‘The Sentence,’ premiering Oct. 15, is a touching record of all that she missed.

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Courtesy of Sundance Institute

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