*Darrell Hall was sentenced to life in prison in the 90s for possession of two grams of cocaine. After more than two decades behind bars, he was released last month and has since had trouble finding work.
That was until Tyler Perry stepped in.
“He was given a life sentence. I’m almost ashamed to say what he was sentenced for,” said Fulton County DA Paul Howard.
In the clip above, Howard gives Hall a business card and tells him, “If you simply call that number, Mr. Perry says you can start work on Monday, here at Tyler Perry Studios.”
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Hall is the first inmate freed as part of the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office Conviction Integrity Unit, which “investigates claims of actual innocence, to determine whether new evidence gives rise to a substantial probability that the convicted defendant was not the person who committed the offense of conviction.“
“Hall was released from prison in December and was able to spend the holidays with his family,” Howard’s office said in a statement released to CNN. “In addition to his freedom, Tyler Perry Studios and Mr. Tyler Perry agreed to offer Hall a job so he can rebuild his life and move forward as a productive citizen of Fulton County.”
As reported by khou.com, Howard hosted the commencement of the Conviction Integrity Unit on Wednesday. Tyler Perry donated the space to hold the gala.
“Dr. King was unjustly incarcerated more than 29 times during his lifetime. And not once did any district attorney or any prosecutor make one step forward to assist Dr. King or to exonerate him,” Howard said, according to CNN. “Those days of prosecutorial neglect, at least here in Fulton County, those days are over.”
The Conviction Integrity Unit is the first-of-its-kind in Georgia.
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