Dr. Mutulu Shakur has been denied mandatory parole by the U.S. Parole Commission. On May 16, 2022, the USPC defended the decision stating that there is a reasonable probability that Dr. Shakur would commit a Federal, State, or local crime if released.
The Black-liberation leader and stepfather of the late rapper Tupac Shakur was convicted in 1988 in connection with the robbery of a Brink’s armored truck, during which three people were killed. He was sentenced to sixty years imprisonment and has been incarcerated for thirty-five years now.
This is the ninth time the USPC has denied Dr. Shakur parole, and the second time he has been denied mandatory parole after being diagnosed with advanced bone marrow cancer. He has received support for his release from Bureau of Prison staff, sitting Members of Congress, and religious and community leaders.
An oncologist told the court that Shakur will likely die within two to three years given a successful cancer treatment. He is expected to live fewer than 11 months if he goes without treatment.
