Mutulu Shakur is an American activist and former member of the Black Liberation Army, sentenced to sixty years in prison for his involvement in a 1981 robbery of a Brinks armored truck in which a guard and two police officers were murdered.
Is Mutulu Shakur still in jail?
On November 10, 2022, the United States Parole Commission granted Shakur’s release on parole, effective December 16, 2022. The Commission noted that Shakur’s age and terminal illness ensured that he was not a threat to commit another crime.
What did Mutulu Shakur do?
Mutulu Shakur (born Jeral Wayne Williams; August 8, 1950) is an American activist and former member of the Black Liberation Army, sentenced to sixty years in prison for his involvement in a 1981 robbery of a Brinks armored truck in which a guard and two police officers were murdered. Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Dr. Shakur participated in civil rights, Black liberation, and acupuncture healthcare all as part of movements of the late 1960s to the 1980s.