riles
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In 1982, Joseph left a career serving as a top advisor to state Supt. of Public Instruction Wilson Riles, who in 1970 became the first Black official elected to a statewide position.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2022
Joseph’s reading crusade began after serving for 12 years as a top advisor to Riles.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2022
Martinez was not able to resentence Riles to life in prison without parole because it was not an option under state law at the time of his conviction.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2021
Riles attended his resentencing by Zoom from the Polunsky Unit in Livingston, which houses the state’s death row inmates.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2021
And so it came about that Wilfred Vickery, already introduced to the reader as “London,” became the bond-servant of Hiram Riles and his wife, Eliza Riles.
From The Bail Jumper by Stead, Robert J. C.
