'Just Mercy' trivia: real-life sheriff Thomas Tate, who inspired the film's character by the same name, retired in 2018-- the same year it came out he had pocketed over $100k in funds designated for inmate meals - Blog phim truyện 247

'Just Mercy' trivia: real-life sheriff Thomas Tate, who inspired the film's character by the same name, retired in 2018-- the same year it came out he had pocketed over $100k in funds designated for inmate meals

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Remember that recent news flurry on Todd Entrekin, the sheriff who profited .75 million off the controversial budget laws in Alabama prisons?

Apparently former sheriff Tate did the same, although to the tune of $110k vs $750k. (https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/14/593204274/alabama-sheriff-legally-took-750-000-meant-to-feed-inmates-bought-beach-house)

Links if curious:

AP article on Alabama sheriff's controversey, 2018: https://apnews.com/b51f28cc1334422593056f0439a4cc6e/Enjoying-leftovers:-Sheriffs-feed-inmates,-keep-extra-cash

Slate background on the "Just Mercy" characters IRL (spoilers!): https://slate.com/culture/2019/12/just-mercy-movie-accuracy-fact-fiction-bryan-stevenson.html

Submitted June 12, 2020 at 11:08AM by notsuperimportant https://ift.tt/2MRMI7O

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