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  "path": "/2026/06/15/leaving-the-street-life-behind-candidate-aims-to-help-those-who-were-incarcerated/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-15T08:58:42.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Election 2026",
    "Gov & Politics"
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  "textContent": "A judge sentenced Joseph Tolbert III to 20 years in prison at age 17 in connection with a drive-by shooting, and the FBI arrested him at age 35 on drug charges. But 15 years after that last arrest, Tolbert is running for a seat in District 25 of the House of Delegates.",
  "title": "Leaving ‘the street life’ behind, candidate aims to help those who were incarcerated"
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