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He was freed after 19 years in prison for a murder he didn t commit. Then came the COVID lockdown
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March has brought both sorrow and salvation for Jeremy Puckett.
Consider his history: On March 14, 2002, Puckett, then 25, was sentenced to life in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. The victim’s body had been discovered on a Rancho Cordova (Sacramento County) road four years earlier, to the date. Puckett proclaimed his innocence for two decades, but justice true justice didn’t come until March 13, 2020.
On that date, Puckett stepped through a hidden door into a cage in a downtown Sacramento courtroom. He wore street clothes and the half-haggard, half-wired look of a man lacking sleep. Through bars, Puckett saw family and friends packed tight on the benches of the low-slung gallery. He saw a grown daughter and son who were just toddlers when sheriff’s deputies arrested him 19 years earlier.
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Published: January 18, 2021 1:45 PM EST
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Lee Health continues to be in urgent need of blood donations to replenish low supply levels, and they’ve scheduled several drives for the month of January.
The coronavirus pandemic has led to many canceled blood drives and the depletion of the health system’s supply. Type O+ remains critically low, and supply levels for all other blood types are also below normal.
Lee Health schedules blood drives for January
Published: December 31, 2020 12:28 PM EST
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Lee Health continues to be in urgent need of blood donations to replenish low supply levels, and they’ve scheduled several drives for the month of January.
The coronavirus pandemic has led to many canceled blood drives and the depletion of the health system’s supply. Type O+ remains critically low, and supply levels for all other blood types are also below normal.
“We are in critical need of donations as blood inventories are at some of their lowest levels since the start of the pandemic,” said Jeremy Puckett, Blood Center supervisor at Lee Health. “Maintaining a constant blood supply ensures optimal treatment for all children and adult patients who need it.”
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