Mutulu Shakur will have to wait two more years to be freed from prison after his request for parole was denied. According to ABC News, Justice Department spokesman Peter Carr did not cite a reason for the decision, saying further information is “not publicly releasable.”
Shakur, who is Tupac‘s stepfather, has served 30 years of his 60-year sentence and will be eligible for parole again in two years.
The 65-year-old is incarcerated at California’s Victorville Penitentiary for plotting the 1981 robbery of a Brinks armored car. Two police officers and a security guard were killed in the incident.
Reports surfaced in February that the social activist was released from prison. Shakur and his son, Mopreme, explained he is still navigating the judicial system.
Shakur is “supposed to be out, but he’s not out yet,” according to his son. “[We are] dealing with that shit now.”
(This article was first published April 3, 2016 and is as follows.)
Tupac’s stepfather, Mutulu Shakur, may be a free man this week after serving 30 years of his 60-year prison sentence “for masterminding a string of deadly armed robberies in New York and Connecticut committed by a militant political group known as ‘The Family,'” the Associated Press reports.
Shakur‘s parole hearing is scheduled for Monday, April 4.
His original release date was scheduled for February 10, yet the 65-year old remains an prisoner at the high risk U.S. penitentiary in Victorville, California.
The Baltimore, Maryland native made the FBI’s Most Wanted list after the $1.6 million caper of an armored truck at a Rockland County, New York mall was executed in 1981.
The heist resulted in the killing of a Brinks security guard and two Nyack, New York police officers.
In 1986, he was found in Los Angeles after being on the run for half a decade. He was indicted for racketeering and sentenced to 60 years in prison.
He was also charged with helping Joanne Chesimard, now known as Assata Shakur, escape from a New Jersey prison in 1979, where she was serving a life sentence for the murder of New Jersey state trooper Werner Foerster six years prior. She now lives in Cuba under political asylum.
Mutulu maintains his innocence and has been labeled as a political prisoner to some.
His lawyer argued in court during his 1987 trial that there was no proof that Mutulu was involved with the Brinks caper nor is there proof that he aided Assata in escaping prison.
A #MutuluIsWelcomeHere campaign was started in February in support and preparation of his release.
“There are enemies of our struggle who are intent on proving that Dr. Mutulu Shakur is a threat and danger to the community and society and does not deserve to be let free to come home,” the website says. “It is important that we challenge that narrative with true stories of personal experiences with Dr. Mutulu Shakur and how we have benefited from knowing him. We are asking that you take the time to describe the impact he has had on your life.”
HE FUCK YOUR FATHER IN HIS ASS’
does the black community have any heroes beyond criminals and convicted felons anymore? the assata shakur thing is the most egregious example.
MLK got arrested, convicted felon, try again!
Whats tha reason for your question anyway?
Reason for your question please.
Rekkington is just an old ass racist in his 40s . I should know i’m one as well
Simply being arrested does not make you a convicted felon. What is the intent of this comment thread?
MLK
We do my good sir; President Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou, Cornell West, Nathan Hare, Rick Kittles, John Lewis, Emanuel Cleaver, Robert Johnson, Leah Ward Sears, Russell Simmons, Ursula Burns, Kim Nelson (General Mills), Cathy Ross (Fed Ex), Robert Dixon (Pepsi)…. Shall I continue?
Arrested for helping his people while we were getting murdered, strangled and burned by the hands of your kind though. Soooo, who is the true criminal?
If not for OUR kind you would still be enslaved or have we forgotten. You do know that slavery happened to EVERY race. Africans use to enslave white Europeans when they weren’t selling your ancestors to them. You mf are very selective when it comes to history.
Shut up with ya if it wasn’t for the white man shit lmao… We never needed y’all if it wasn’t for us u wouldn’t be on this website fuckboy you love our culture… But hate the people, you are a culture vulture!
Shut up with ya if it wasn’t for the white man shit lmao… We never needed y’all if it wasn’t for us u wouldn’t be on this website fuckboy you love our culture… But hate the people, you are a culture vulture!
His intent is to spread disinformation. The intent of ALL MEDIA is to vilify ANYTHING Black as if it’s terrorism and/or violence. They have done their jobs well as so many misinformed people love this shit site.
Fuck you & this white washed ass fake hip hop TMZ website full of hype beasts and grown man dick riders.
Meger Evans
Booty
no idea why people are rallying behind this guy or why it’s hip hop news. he’s as criminal as they come.
not surprised. i’m sure he knew as well. “we ain’t meant to survive cuz it’s a set up”