After overcoming homelessness and a life sentence over $20 worth of marijuana, Fate Winslow is finally free
Taylor Ardrey
Fate Winslow.
Fate Winslow was released from Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola last week after serving 12 years for a non-violent drug offence.
Winslow was convicted for marijuana distribution after selling $US20 worth of marijuana to an undercover police officer in 2008.
Now, finally released, he told Insider has plans to reconnect with his family and pursue a job in landscaping.
"It just feels good being free," Winslow told Insider.
He was sentenced to life without parole for marijuana distribution after selling $US20 worth to a plain-clothed officer in 2008. Recently homeless, Winslow was standing on the street in Shreveport with a friend when the undercover cop confronted him and asked him for marijuana.