On Wednesday, Theresa Yancy Benson made the lengthy bus trip from Clark County to Carson City to bring attention to bills up for consideration, like AB91, or the Second Look Sentencing Act, which supporters say provides a pathway for a second look at previously closed cases.
“My husband, Frederick Benson, has been incarcerated for 25 years. I’m really here for my voice to be heard,” said Benson.
To commemorate Formerly Incarcerated People’s Day, Benson was one of 70 who gathered at the Nevada State Legislature Building for the “Capital Turn Up,” hosted by the Mass Liberation Project Nevada…