Former Black panther member seeking parole after almost 5 decades
Sundiata Acoli has been denied parole eight times and is serving a life sentence
Black Panther party member released from prison after he has served decades behind bars.
Acoli’s legal team said that last year, Acoli contracted COVID-19 and was hospitalized, which resulted in dramatic weight loss. They also said he suffers from hearing loss and early-stage dementia. In total, since his 1974 conviction, Acoli has been denied parole eight times, according to the
“You can have someone elderly who may still be dangerous in some rare cases, but that is not this man. I mean, he has not had a single problem of any kind in prison for 25 years,” said Acoli’s attorney,
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Officials in New Jersey have opposed the release of Sundiata Acoli, saying he has not expressed remorse for the 1973 killing of Werner Foerster, a state trooper.