EARLY ONE MONDAY MORNING in May, Vincent O’Bannon was dropped off outside the gates of San Quentin Rehabilitation Center after serving more than 15 years in prison.

He was convicted of commercial burglary and sentenced to serve 28 years to life plus four months under California’s Three Strikes law. But on April 29, a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge resentenced O’Bannon to 10 years with credit for time served.

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