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Michael Thompson Just Served 25 years for Selling Weed. Now Michigan is Putting Him on Probation for 4 Years

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Shaun King
Jan 28, 2021
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My dear friend and brother, Michael Thompson, was just released from prison after serving 25 hard years behind bars for selling weed to a friend. And to be clear, Michael wasn’t released for “time served” - tens of thousands of us had to fight for years to force the Governor’s hand to issue him a commutation.

I spoke to Michael this afternoon for the fir…

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