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He Served His Time for Sex Offenses He Committed as a Teen. He's Still Locked Up With No Release Date.

Justin Sanchez is one of more than 6,000 Americans indefinitely detained in a system that wastes money and doesn't make us safer.

Hallie Lieberman | Coming: From the December 2025 issue

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Hallie Lieberman, a historian and journalist, is the author of Buzz: A Stimulating History of the Sex Toy (Pegasus Books) and is currently writing a book on the history of gigolos.

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