Rapper Mac Phipps recommended clemency after serving 20 years in prison
Family speaks to WDSU about the process moving forward, calling for criminal justice reform Share Updated: 9:18 AM CST Mar 4, 2021
Family speaks to WDSU about the process moving forward, calling for criminal justice reform Share Updated: 9:18 AM CST Mar 4, 2021
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Show Transcript SHAY: SHERMAN: IT IS SOMETHING MCKINLEY PHIPPS HAS BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 20 YEARS TO HEAR. THE PAROLE BOARD HAS RECOMMENDED CLEMENCY, MEANING HE HAS A CHANCE TO COME HOME EARLY AFTER SERVING NEARLY 20 YEARS OF A 30 YEAR SENTENCE. HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS TELL ME THERE’S STILL SOME WORK TO BE DONE, AND HOPE MCKINLEY’S CASE BECOMES A SPRINGBOARD FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM. I GUESS IT JUST FELT LIKE IT WAS TIME. IT JUST FELT LIKE IT WAS TIME. SHERMAN: SHIELA PHIPPS PAINTS PORTRAITS OF HER SON MCKINLEY, AND REFLECTS ON THE LAST TWENTY ONE YEARS OF HIS LIFE EACH ONE OF THOSE YEARS