Louisiana Man Released From Prison After Repeat Offender Law Ultimately Led To Life Sentence For $20 Bag Of Weed
Officials at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola released Fate Winslow on Wednesday.
December 18, 2020 at 5:10 pm
A Louisiana man has been released from prison after his case caused widespread outrage for its obscene severity, according to WWL-TV.
Due to Louisiana s draconian repeat offender law, Fate Winslow was given a life sentence without parole after being arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana, for selling two undercover cops $20 worth of marijuana in 2008. His case became a sadly iconic example of how unnecessarily harsh the country s drug laws are, particularly when it comes to Black offenders.
Fate Winslow has been released from prison after serving 12 years for selling US$20 worth of weed to an undercover cop “I just want to go get my kids and grandkids and try to make some memories with the time that I have left on this earth.”
Author of the article: Sam Riches
Publishing date: Dec 17, 2020 • December 18, 2020 • 4 minute read Twelve years are gone that I can never get back, but today redemption has come, Winslow told Yahoo. / Photo by IPNO Twitter
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Unhoused and hungry, Fate Winslow was approached in 2008 by an undercover cop who said he was looking to buy US$20 worth of pot.
The 25 Best Documentaries of 2020
Though the pandemic has all but murdered moviegoing in 2020, for the lowly documentary film, the distribution landscape has never looked more promising. Often relegated to festivals and then, if fortune-favored, Netflix or HBO, documentaries rarely receive the attention or the right platform to reach more than a specialized audience. If it seems like 2020 was a particularly bright year for documentaries, that might be because you could actually watch many of these at home, streaming through virtual cinemas or online festivals or via services like Mubi and Kanopy (off the top of the dome).
In the spirit of such bounty, the following 25 documentaries cover a broad swath of picks: Jodie Mack’s feature-length
Michael Kolody, the engineer representing Tomahawk Lake, said the updated plan includes moving the fee collection area farther down the main entrance road to contain any vehicle backup within park property. Lynne Wallace-Gallo, part of the waterpark s family ownership group, said the park has increased the number of collectors along the route to expedite the process.
Kolody said the park would be willing to widen the road since ownership shares the board s desire to avoid major backups into the community. Their concern about the traffic is virtually the same as yours. They don t like having patrons that can t get into the park, he said. They want to have them come in and park, and if the suggestion (is) adding lanes along the main entrance way to increase the stacking along there which I must say is not a bad idea then we ll certainly do it.