A Calaveras County jail inmate who is currently serving a five-year sentence for transporting large quantities of marijuana has been granted permission to attend his sister's wedding.

A spokesperson for the Calaveras County Sheriff's Department said the inmate's sister penned a letter to the Sheriff asking if her brother could walk her down the aisle.  Her father, she wrote, had passed several years before and would be unable to give her away. He agreed to honor the request.

Sheriff Gary Kuntz reportedly said his decision was based on (more…)