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Lester Holt explores issues around criminal justice reform.

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Texas woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for casting vote in 2016 election while on supervised release

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Lester Holt in conversation with criminal justice reformer Bryan Stevenson

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Ava DuVernay says her Netflix series is ‘the biggest thing I’ve ever done’

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Men known as ‘Central Park Five’ speak out 30 years after wrongful conviction

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‘Ear Hustle’ co-host to carry on prison podcast that helped win his freedom

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‘Ear Hustle’ co-host to carry on prison podcast that helped win his freedom (Extended)

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Meek Mill talks using #FreeMeekMill momentum in new criminal justice reform movement

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Extended interview: Meek Mill talks criminal justice reform

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Exclusive: Matthew Charles calls prison release ‘unbelievable’

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Exclusive: Cyntoia Brown’s lawyers on her fight for freedom

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Man has spent over 26 years in prison for crime he says didn’t commit

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NFL star Malcolm Jenkins speaks out about bringing social issues into football

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Released from prison and then sent back, this man is hoping for the President’s help

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Meek Mill sits down with Lester Holt for his first in-depth interview since his release from prison

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‘Friends’ creators reflect on the show 25 years after the premiere (Part 1)

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‘Friends’ creators reflect on the show 25 years after the premiere (Part 2)

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Kodi Lee and his mom on ‘America’s Got Talent’ win (Part 1)

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Kodi Lee and his mom on ‘America’s Got Talent’ win (Part 2)

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How we climbed California’s giant redwood trees (Part 1)

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How we climbed California’s giant redwood trees (Part 2)

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Climate in Crisis: Lester Holt’s up-close look at the effects of climate change in Alaska (Part 1)

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Climate in Crisis: Lester Holt’s up-close look at the effects of climate change in Alaska (Part 2)

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How climate change is redefining life in the Arctic Circle (Part 1)

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How climate change is redefining life in the Arctic Circle (Part 2)

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Musician Zac Brown gives back with summer camp (Part one)

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Musician Zac Brown gives back with summer camp (Part two)

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Service dogs changing lives for veterans in need (Part 1)

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Service dogs changing lives for veterans in need (Part 2)

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Kal Penn on the comedy series he always wanted to make & navigating Hollywood (Part 1)

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Kal Penn on the comedy series he always wanted to make & navigating Hollywood (Part 2)

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Former inmate creates magazine for incarcerated readers (Part 1)

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Former inmate creates magazine for incarcerated readers (Part 2)

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Why being a corrections officer is among the toughest jobs (Part 1)

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Why being a corrections officer is among the toughest jobs (Part 2)

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