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‘Model Inmate’: Father Finally Has Crack Sentence Reduced As U.S. Senate Shelves Reform Bill
‘Model Inmate’: Father Finally Has Crack Sentence Reduced As U.S. Senate Shelves Reform Bill

JACKSON, Miss.—Maurice Clifton Jr. complained of chest pain in November 2019. His symptoms progressed until he later died at an Indiana hospital.

His father, Mound Bayou, Miss., native Maurice Clifton Sr., then 54 years old, heard the news about his son’s death while serving his 22nd year of a 33-year sentence in federal prison..

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Despite new state law, dozens imprisoned in Mississippi for nonviolent acts will never get paroled
Despite new state law, dozens imprisoned in Mississippi for nonviolent acts will never get paroled

Convicted of second degree murder, third degree murder and manslaughter in the slaying of George Floyd, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin could be released on parole in 15 years.

In Mississippi, Tameka Drummer went to prison in 2008 for possessing less than 2 ounces of marijuana but will never see life beyond bars, despite a new state parole eligibility law going into effect Thursday.

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