Mutulu shakur biography of michaels
- 73 years old
- 36 years of incarceration
- Sentenced to Sixty Years
- Currently at FMC Lexington
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Mutulu Shakur, 83205-012
FMC Lexington
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Lexington, KY 40511
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Mutulu Shakur is currently located at FMC Lexington. He was a member of the Revolutionary Action Movement, the Republic of New Afrika, and the Black Liberation Army prior to his conviction. In addition to his activism, Shakur was also part of the Lincoln Detox program to treat those addicted to drugs with acupuncture, and he became certified to practice acupuncture himself in 1979. After receiving his certification, Shakur went on to found the Black Acupuncture Advisory Association of North America and the Harlem Institute of Acupuncture. During his incarceration, Shakur formed a group called Dare 2 Struggle which produced a record titled A 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle in honor of his stepson Tupac Shakur who had passed away in 1996.
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Tupac’s Stepfather Mutulu Shakur Explains the Lineage of Thug Life (XXL September 2011 Issue)
Sentenced to 60 years in prison for his role in a Brink's truck heist, Tupac's stepfather, Mutulu Shakur, explains the lineage of Thug Life. Click the image below to read the original article Beautiful Struggle from XXL‘s September 2011 issue.
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Tupac Shakur's Stepfather Mutulu Shakur Released from Prison After 37 Years Due to Health Issues
Tupac Shakur's stepfather Mutulu Shakur has been released on parole after spending nearly 37 years in prison, according to records from the Bureau of Prisons.
The U.S. Parole Commission granted his request for parole in October — after denying two prior requests in 2016 and in April — in order for Shakur, who has cancer, to spend his remaining days with family.
The commission determined that Shakur's health had "significantly deteriorated," which they said rendered him "infirm of mind and body" and "no longer physically capable of committing any federal, state or local crime," per the New York Daily News.
Shakur, 72, was diagnosed with stage-3 multiple myeloma, a blood cancer which can damage the immune system, bones and kidneys, according to NBC News. Due to his health issues, he was being held at a federal medical center in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Following his release, Shakur's family issued a statement on his website that read: "Mutulu is now with his family. This victory was secured by the steadfast support of his legal team, his family and his community comprised of all of you. … We ask that everyone respect Dr. Shakur's privacy while he spends the holidays with his family and concentrates on his health and healing."
Shakur was arrested in 1986 and convicted in 1988 for leading a rogue group of self-proclaimed revolutionaries through a series of robberies in New York and Connecticut, which resulted in the deaths of an armed guard and two officers. He was also previously listed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.
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Last year, the families of the three slain men held a memorial to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the loss of their loved ones in Nyack, New York, The Journal The mastermind behind the murderous 1981 Brinks robbery in which two Nyack police officers and an armored car guard were killed was released for health reasons from federal prison on Friday after nearly 38 years behind bars. Mutulu Shakur, 72, known mostly as the stepfather of slain rapper Tupac Shakur and brother of fellow Black Liberation Army member Joanne Chesimard, had been denied parole since 2016 and earlier in 2022. He is terminally ill. Brinks case: In 2018, who remains of the major players? Parole sought: Mutulu Shakur seeks parole for role in Brinks murder of two Nyack officers and guard Shakur: Brinks robbery mastermind denied federal parole in 2016 Based on his health, the U.S. Parole Commission granted his early release from a 60-year sentence effective Friday after 442 months behind bars, according to a document released to The Journal News/lohud.com. The commission had granted Mutulu Shakur parole on Nov. 10 following an October hearing. A federal judge had sentenced Shakur, who led the Black Liberation Army and the Republic of New Afrika movement, to prison in 1988 for operating a criminal enterprise, including a string of armed robberies like Rockland Brinks in 1981, among other charges. The commission's release of Shakur states, "After careful consideration of this new and favorable information, the Commission finds your medical condition has significantly deteriorated since your last hearing in April 2022 and ... we now find your medical condition renders you so infirm of mind and body that you are no longer physically capable of committing any Federal, State or local crime." Killed by a heavily armed gang of self-professed revolutionaries on Oct. 20, 1981, were Nyack Police Sgt. Edward O'Grady and Officer Waverly "Chipper" Brown. The officers were killed at a roadblock to the New York State Thruway in Nyack. The gunmen had killed Brin Brinks murder mastermind Mutulu Shakur, Tupac's stepfather, released from federal prison