Michael Thompson was convicted in 1994 for selling three pounds of pot to a close friend turned police informant. That arrest led to a search of his home where police found weapons. Even though the weapons were not used in the marijuana sale, Thompson was sentenced on firearm possession charges and drug charges.
Thompson, who was granted clemency and released from prison in January of last year, says he hopes his story and this film can help others who are unjustly incarcerated. “That’s my mission. It feels real good for other people to see the pain that I endured,” Thompson said. “I’m thankful to Kyle and the whole team for putting it out there for other people to see. And maybe they can feel what I feel, which is a lot of pain, and I want them to see the Department of Corrections for what the Department of Corrections really is and what it really does to a family and it tears a family apart.
Thompson spent a total of 26 years behind bars. He was released from prison three years after Michigan legalized recreational marijuana.
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