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Tamerra Washington hasn’t hugged her mother in more than a year. The tears seep in as she recalls past visits, usually 3 or 4 hours long, and the humanity and empathy she has been missing without them.
Washington, 40, of Detroit, hasn’t just been living the lonely existence COVID-19 has created for many. She’s one of roughly 33,000 people currently incarcerated by the Michigan Department of Corrections, the state prison system with the highest number of prisoner COVID-19 cases per capita, according to The Marshall Project.
On the latest episode of the Detroit Free Press podcast “We Lived It,” Washington explains the difficulties and solace she has found in life behind bars during a pandemic.
Female juvenile lifer seeks freedom after 30 years in prison
Updated Apr 21, 2021;
Posted Apr 21, 2021
Muskegon County Circuit Judge Timothy Hicks will decide if a woman convicted of killing as a teen has a chance of leaving prison. (MLive File Photo)Kayla Renie | mrenie@mlive.com
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MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – Amy Lee Black, one of Michigan’s 10 female “juvenile lifers,” has asked a judge to reduce her life sentence in what has been called a despicable, horrific killing.
Black, 46, and her boyfriend, Jeffery Abrahamson, 50, were convicted of first-degree murder in the Dec. 7, 1990, killing of Dave VanBogelen, 34.
His body was left on a two-track road after he was bludgeoned and repeatedly stabbed.
Michigan woman has walked out of prison 6 times. Will this be her last?
Edith Turner has cycled in and out of prison for decades, but this time she s resolved to do better. The Free Press documented her life for one year.
Story by Angie Jackson; Photos and Video by Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press
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12:43 pm UTC Apr. 18, 2021
Edith Turner has cycled in and out of prison for decades, but this time she s resolved to do better. The Free Press documented her life for one year.
Story by Angie Jackson; Photos and Video by Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press
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Battle Creek mom convicted of baby daughter s murder in 2003 to get new trial mlive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mlive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.