Many Texas prisoners have been approved for parole but can't walk free yet. Advocates say coronavirus should change that.

Many Texas prisoners have been approved for parole but can't walk free yet. Advocates say coronavirus should change that.

The Texas parole board had decided: Stephen Shane Smith was going to get out of prison. The 40-year-old was less than a year into a five-year sentence for a drug conviction when he was approved for early release in January. The only thing standing between him and his freedom was completing an in-prison life skills program.

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