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Jena 6 Parents Meet with Lawmakers

HeadlineSep 26, 2007

In other news from Washington, members of the Congressional Black Caucus met with the parents of Mychal Bell, the African-American teen jailed in the Jena Six case. Bell remains in prison despite a court’s ruling he was illegally tried as an adult. House Judiciary Chair John Conyers says he will press for Bell’s release.

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