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To this, of course pleading guilty would mean that they would admit in open court that they were racially motivated when they chased down and ultimately killed arbery. and i asked would that have brought her any sort of comfort. he says that at this point, she is so adamant that they serve time in a state prison and not be transferred to federal custody. and that is what the plea deal would have allowed. and she says even hearing that had mission in open court would not bring her comfort. she wa...

Sentence in federal custody rather than state prison. the family saying these are much cushier confines, cushy being a relative term when you talk about prison. but there is a hearing for travis and gregory mcmichael to take up this plea agreement at about 2:00 and 2:45 and lee merit plans to argue the judge should not agree to this and he wanted it over turned. >> thank you. that does it for us. ill see you back here tomorrow. until then follow me on twitter at ana cabrera. the news continues w...

These men choose their preferred accommodations. >> lets just be clear. specifically, your fine with the 30 years. its it shouldnt be in federal prisons. you believe they should be remanded in state prisons, correct? >> thats correct. thats how the law works. these men were first sentenced at state prison. its one of the stiffest penalties under the law. life without the possibility of pa parole. that needs to be served in its entirety before moving onto federal sentencing. >> family says they w...

He had to say in part, saying it was presented to the family that they, the department of justice, would not offer a plea deal without consent of the family. he went on to say that state prison in georgia are violent and there is no guarantee for the mcmichael safety and they know that. and not only was this a slap in the face of the family but he saids it unlawful against the crimes victims rights act which gives them the right to be informed in a timely manner of any change in plea agreements....

New tonight a federal judge is rejecting a plea deal reached by prosecutors and two of the men convicted in the mudder of ahmaud arbery under the terms of the agreement the mcmichaels would have been transferred from a state prison to federal custody. arberys mother was angered by the proposed deal and told the judge not to accept it. the attorney for ahmaud arberys family joins me now. were so happy youre here to discuss this. good evening. ahmauds mother wonda cooper jones called the plea deal...

To be the main sticking point was where they would spend their time in jail. as you know, theyve been convicted and sentenced to life without parole. they would serve that in a state prison. but here, its saying that the deal was struck that they would spend at least 30 years in a federal system. and that didnt seem to be to the judges satisfaction, which is, of course, her right, as the sentencing judge, so she said, im not going to accept that nor am i going to be bound by this. you can keep y...

What words would you use to describe rikers island >> hell. plain and simple hell >> reporter: benji lozano recently spent five months in rikers, serving the remaining sentence from a 1997 assault conviction after a recent parole from decades in state prison on a separate conviction what do you see in the pictures >> i see myself, everything i experienced at rikers island, inhumane conditions. look at that, its ridiculous >> reporter: photos obtained by the "new york post" last fall show detaine...

Us. rachel, thank you. next tonight here, a judge in georgia rejecting a plea deal in the hate crime trial of one of the men already convicted in the killing of ahmaud arbery. they hoped to serve in federal prison, not state prison, where where many believe conditions could be worse. what the judge said today. steve osunsami in georgia. >> reporter: a federal judge tonight is dashing the hopes of travis and gregory mcmichael, who were trying to avoid a federal hate crimes trial for the murder ...

New tonight a federal judge is rejecting a plea deal reached by prosecutors and two of the men convicted in the mudder of ahmaud arbery under the terms of the agreement the mcmichaels would have been transferred from a state prison to federal custody. arberys mother was angered by the proposed deal and told the judge not to accept it. the attorney for ahmaud arberys family joins me now. were so happy youre here to discuss this. good evening. ahmauds mother wonda cooper jones called the plea deal...

Neighborhood burglar, but he was never seen on camera stealing anything. in federal court, the testimony was ugly, with dozens of racist text messages, emails, and social media posts from all three men. >> to hear ahmaud being characterized as a monkey, as a [ bleep ], being trapped like a rat -- >> that hurt. >> its painful. >> reporter: state officials have declared tomorrow "ahmaud arbery day," now and forever. his mother says the timing of this verdict is special. >> ahmaud will continue to ...