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They're left in jail days, weeks even years past their sentences and it's costing us millions A fight over a sandwich landed Johnny Traweek in jail. After serving seven months waiting for trial, the 67-year-old agreed to plead guilty and put his nightmare behind him.

Traweek was homeless, but even the streets seemed better than another night behind bars. The judge wished him luck.

“The last thing I asked him was, ‘Will I be out tonight?” Traweek recalled. “And he said, ‘You most definitely will be out tonight.’ ”

Waiting for authorities to process his paperwork, Traweek gave away his meager jailhouse belongings, including his bed roll and prison sweats.

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