Thomas Lane pleaded guilty in May to a charge of second-degree manslaughter. He is already serving a federal sentence for violating Mr. Floyd’s civil rights.
The Indiana Court of Appeals has declined to reduce the prison term issued in January to a Hammond man who shot a family friend in the legs nine times.
Joining a raft of initiatives aimed at helping the formerly incarcerated, a program gives money to defray expenses they face, including court fines and rent.
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