Allen Russell to continue serving life sentence for marijuana conviction Situations like the one currently before us are a prime example of why many people have called for criminal justice reform with regard to sentencing
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A Black man, who is currently serving a life sentence in prison due to a marijuana conviction in Mississippi, was denied when he appealed his conviction.
On Tuesday, the Mississippi Court of Appeals denied
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In 2019, the 38-year-old was found guilty of possession of more than 30 grams of marijuana. Russell was previously convicted on two separate home burglary charges in 2004 and possession of a firearm in 2015. He spent more than 10 years in jail, according to NewsOne.
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Curtis Flowers, 50, was also awarded $500,000 by the state of Mississippi for the wrongfully conviction, USA Today reported.
Curtis Flowers s story is a remarkable one. The Mississippi man, having been wrongfully incarcerated for 23 years and spent half his life on death row, is now living life to its fullest since his 2019 release, according to a report.
In a few weeks, Flowers, 50, will be getting married to his fiancée, who began a correspondence with him while he was in prison. The announcement was made on the Instagram account of American Public radio’s “In the Dark, the popular true-crime podcast that helped bring national attention to Flowers case.
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