KATC Investigates: Worthy of Redemption?
KATC Investigates: Worthy of Redemption?
and last updated 2021-04-05 08:10:50-04
We re learning more about a questionable case involving the Habitual Offender Law in Louisiana.
Shreveport native Fate Winslow was sentenced to life in prison for his fourth felony offense, a $20 marijuana sale.
KATC Investigates takes a closer look at the law s fairness and if it needs to be modified. Tonight at 10 we speak with Winslow and his attorney about his case and how he was able to obtain his freedom.
Growing up in Shreveport was tough on Fate Winslow.
âWhen you got out of school, there was nowhere to go, nothing to do so basically you had to find something to do. We didnât have any parks or recreations back then,â said Fate Winslow.
February 28, 2021 at 3:05 pm by Asumi Shuda
UC Santa Barbara Reads 2021, the University Library, the Department of Art and the College of Creative Studies presented the talk âArt & Activism: A Talk with Book Artist and Printmaker Tia Blassingameâ on Tuesday, Feb. 2.
The event consisted of a presentation by Blassingame, followed by a Q&A session.
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The event consisted of a presentation by Blassingame, followed by a Q&A session moderated by Iman Djouini, an assistant teaching professor from the College of Creative Studies and the Department of Art. Blassingame, who explores the intersection of race, history and perception in her work, provided insight into her efforts to evoke the conversations of race and racism woven into American history through printmaking and book art.
SHREVEPORT, La. - In recent months, changes have taken place within the U.S. Supreme Court and the Louisiana Supreme Court to revisit cases where criminal court punishments are considered excessive.Â
âIf it werenât for the Innocence Project of New Orleans (IPNO), I would still be in there you know,â said Fate Winslow of Shreveport. âWe have this thing we say in Louisiana, âNo money. No justice.â I didnât have any money and there was no way I was going to get it. They stepped up and helped me.âÂ
Just one month ago, Winslow was behind bars in the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola. Winslow was sentenced to serve a life sentence there because of his felony convictions.
SHREVEPORT, La. - In recent months, changes have taken place within the U.S. Supreme Court and the Louisiana Supreme Court to revisit cases where criminal court punishments are considered excessive.