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Jeff "Free" Luers

Jeff “Free” Luers spent nine-and-a-half years in prison for setting three SUVs on fire at a car dealership in Eugene, Oregon. No one was hurt in the fire. Luers has said he committed the act to raise awareness about global warming. Luers was originally sentenced to twenty-three years, a longer sentence than some convicted murders. The sentence was overturned and reduced in 2008.

StoryDec 23, 2009

EXCLUSIVE: Environmental Activist Jeff “Free” Luers Speaks Out in First Interview After 9.5 Years Behind Bars

StoryJul 17, 2003

Jeff “Free” Luers was Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Burning 3 SUVs; He Has Now Been Thrown in Solitary Confinement for Sending a Letter to a Journal

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