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Jailed Jena 6 Teen Moved to Foster Care

HeadlineJan 03, 2008

And in Louisiana, the jailed Jena Six defendant, Mychal Bell, has been transferred from a juvenile prison to a foster home. Bell is serving an eighteen-month sentence. The prosecutor and judge in the case have been accused of leading an overzealous campaign against Bell and five other black teens involved in a schoolyard fight that left a white student injured. The fight occurred several months after white students hung nooses from a tree under which black students had sat. The Congressional Black Caucus is calling on Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco to issue a full pardon to the Jena Six. Blanco leaves office later this month.

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