Michael Thompson | FairPlay EP21 S2 | Life After Clemency
Can the State of Michigan Return 25 Years Stolen From a Man's Life? - Do the Clown Parties in D.C. Need a Third Party To Wake Them Up -
April 24, 2022 | Imran Siddiqui | Justice News |
After spending over 2 decades in a Michigan state prison for selling marijuana to an informant in 1994, Michael Thompson is thankful to God that he was saved from life in prison.
Michael was granted clemency in 2021 by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, he wouldn't have been eligible for parole until 2038, he is over 70 - another possible death by incarceration - just for selling some weed, in a state that legalized recreational marijuana in 2018.
Michael said he felt like he would never get out and cut all outside communication for 20 years. People thought he had gone crazy but Michael says he was just too tired of people lying to him.
But In the case of Michael Thompson, an uncommon thing occurred, Michigan's Attorney General Dana Nessel, along with the Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton, sent letters of support to the governor explaining why Thompson should be released because his punishment outweighed his crime?
Michael's attorney K…