Justin Hampton has some additional details that came out in an article today at Lucid News:
Pickard has continually appealed his case, including the RIS/CR petition which eventually won his release. The petition, alongside changes to sentencing guidelines, Pickard’s advancing age, and COVID-19, were most likely factors in Pickard’s release, according to Michael Dupler, a longtime friend of Pickard who has campaigned for his release. “Leonard’s sentence has been reduced to ‘time served’ with five years of supervised release. The actual release will happen within the next 14 days, but probably sooner,” he reports.
I have to admit, I was a bit skeptical when I shared the piece from Psymposia last night (since this is such a huge claim and it came completely out of left field), but I’m glad to see that this news does appear to be true after all. Hampton goes into detail on Pickard’s background and history in this Lucid News article, so if you’re looking for more information on his release then be sure to check it out.