Published 21:32 IST, September 14th 2019
Kim Kardashian's letter of support gives second chance to murderer
On her recent tour to the District of Columbia in July, the reality TV icon Kim Kardashian met a murderer, when she turned the criminal justice reform advocate.
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On her recent tour to District of Columbia in July, reality TV and social media icon Kim Kardashian met a murderer, when she turned criminal justice reform advocate. While she was at jail library with Momolu Stewart, taping TV documentary on criminal justice system, was trying to analyze wher 39-year-old had changed into a different person from angry, trouble-prone teen he was decades ago when he fired multiple shots at head and back of an unarmed man.
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Stewart, who killed an unarmed man at of 16, asked court to grant him early release under a recent law, on Friday. After ir meeting, Kardashian-West agreed to write a letter to D.C. judge overseeing Stewart's petition for resentencing and reconsidering his case.
Kim's letter to Superior Court Judge
In her letter, she wrote that Stewart had rehabilitated and is longer dangerous to society and that she is confident that his release will continue to guide ors away from a life of crime and continue on his own path to redemption and success. This month, court received more than 40 letters in support of Stewart, after several hearings Superior Court Judge Robert Saler granted petition to reduce his life sentence.
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But Saler has yet to say wher Stewart will be released soon or have to serve additional time. final decision will come after an October hearing during which people impacted by Stewart's crimes will have a chance to speak out. Stewart's attorney, Betsy Henthorne, telephoned Stewart at jail to give him news. Henthorne, who worked on case pro bo said that he was speechless and this completely changed his life.
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People are greater than worst things y've done: Howard
While in prison, Stewart earned his GED in 2009 and racked up 1400 hours of educational programs including behavior modification, anger manment, and African studies. He also studied yoga and has taken college courses at Georgetown University, where he met Marc Howard, founding director of Georgetown's prison education program. Howard is working with Kardashian-West on her documentary. Howard said that it is perfect representation that people are greater than worst things y've done and that people transform over time.
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