I gave my word, A call for prison reform by man released in marijuana case
Michael Thompson, 69, was released this week after serving more than two decades on charges stemming from a marijuana case. Author: Emma Nicolas Updated: 8:35 PM EST January 29, 2021
After his first day out of prison in over two decades, Michael Thompson says his mind is scattered. I m coming out to all of this, you know, I can walk out my room and go where I wanna go, Thompson said.
He said he called his bed a bunk Thursday night and had to readjust to not having count time.
Michigan man released from prison after clemency granted in marijuana case
Michael Thompson, 69, has been in prison for over 20 years on charges that stem from a marijuana sale. Author: Emma Nicolas Updated: 5:37 PM CST January 28, 2021
A Flint man, who spent over two decades of his life behind bars for charges that originated from a marijuana sale, was released Thursday morning and greeted by hugs from loved ones. I feel good. Twenty-five years is a long time, said Michael Thompson, after walking out of a Jackson prison facility.
Thompson, 69, was charged after selling marijuana to an informant in 1994. A subsequent search of his home led to weapons charges compounded with a habitual offender charge that would have kept him in prison for at least 42 years.
‘I feel like a million bucks’: Daughter of Michigan prisoner granted clemency rejoices
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FLINT, MI When Rashawnda Littles’ father is released from prison, it’ll be the second time she’s seen him from behind bars since she was 19 years old.
Littles, 48, was heading into the second decade of her life when her father, Michael Thompson, was sent to prison to serve a 42- to 62-year sentence after he was convicted of selling three pounds of marijuana to an undercover informant in December 1994.
After serving more than two decades in prison, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer granted Thompson clemency on Tuesday, Dec. 22.