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After 36 Years In Prison:
Man Continues To Seek Justice
BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer
Michael Little will be the first to tell you that he’s made a lot of bad decisions in his life. As a teenager, he spent time at the A.P. Dozier School that has since been shut down and is being investigated.
After leaving Dozier, life didn’t get any easier for Little as he found himself in-and- out of jail on an assortment of
charges.
“I’ll be the first to tell you
that I brought all of that on myself. With that said, it does- n’t make it right for me to be convicted twice for the same crime.
“I was given two 30-year sentences for the same of- fense, and it wasn’t until after I’d served 6 years on the sec- ond 30-year sentence the error was found and I was re- leased.”
MICHAEL LITTLE
Little said he feels 36 years were stolen from his life, and he wants compensation, an apology, and for the records to be set straight.
Little says he has docu- ments to prove he was un- justly sentenced to a second 30-year prison term, and also he has proof the statute was changed along with the origi- nal charge.
“You can’t defend being wrong when the proof is in
front of you in black and white. It’s a good thing I was able to retrieve copies of everything throughout my or- deal.
“What I’m seeking now is an attorney who can help me with this case. I know its com- plex, and will probably take some time to sort out, but I’m patient. Afterall, I just fin- ished spending 36 years in prison, so I think I can wait a little bit.”
Three Grant
Writing
Workshops
Planned
The Center for Non-Profit and Community Develop- ment and the National Insti- tute for Strategic and Tactical Planning will host free pro- fessional grant-writing work- shops during the month of March. The workshops will take place on three separate dates.
The first workshop will take place from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County, 1002 E. Palm Av- enue. It will be held on March 22nd.
The second workshop will take place on March 26th, from 2 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. It will take place at the West Tampa Library, 2313 W. Union Street.
The third workshop will take place on March 30th, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. It will take place at the Chil- dren’s Board of Hillsborough County, 1002 E. Palm Av- enue.
All three workshops will cover the same information. Seating is limited and anyone wishing to attend the work- shops must e-mail nonprofit- center1@aol.com to confirm a seat and to obtain an invita- tion and workshop packet. Interested individuals can also visit the website at www.centerfornonprofitand-
development.com.
No one will be admitted
without an invitation. For more information contact Michael Randolph at (813) 857-7657.
While the workshops are held at the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County, the organization is not a sponsor of the event and does not en- dorse or support the content of the materials, presenta- tions, staff, volunteers, or messages delivered during the workshop.
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