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Michigan man in prison for decades transferred to Florida

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FILE - In a Sept. 4, 2015 file photo, Richard Wershe sits in a courtroom at Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit. The Michigan parole board is scheduled to meet Friday, July 14, 2017, to decide whether to release Wershe, who has been in prison for 29 years for drug crimes committed when he was a teenager. (David Coates /Detroit News via AP, File)

Michigan man in prison for life for drugs wins release

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FILE - In a Sept. 4, 2015 file photo, Rick Wershe Jr., sits in a courtroom at Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit. The Detroit-area drug dealer will speak to members of the Michigan parole board after 29 years in prison for crimes when he was a teen. Wershe is appearing at a public hearing Thursday, June 8, 2017, at a prison in Jackson. The 47-year-old, known as &quot;White Boy Rick,&quot; is serving a life sentence with occasional opportunities for parole. (David Coates /Detroit News via AP)

Michigan drug dealer serving life sentence asks for parole

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This undated photo provided by the Michigan Department of Corrections, shows Richard Wershe Jr. Wershe, a Detroit-area drug dealer nicknamed &quot;White Boy Rick,&quot; who has been in prison for 28 years for crimes when he was a teen, is making another effort to get his sentence reduced. (Michigan Department of Corrections via AP)

Drug dealer ‘White Boy Rick’ pushes for reduced sentence

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