Members hoped their proposed criminal justice reforms would draw attention. They didn t expect this.
Brian Gordon
USA TODAY NETWORK
Getting nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize is only the first step towards winning the esteemed award, but Ryan Jenkins still took it as an occasion to get pretty tipsy.
Upon learning the criminal justice reform committee he started had been nominated, Jenkins, an unemployed intelligence analyst in Chapel Hill, spent several hours this December sipping single malt whisky and informing fellow committee members that their work was now in the running for one of the world’s most famous awards.
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