michael thompson was convicted in may, 1996, a jury finding him guilty of five felony charges. >> the ordered thompson to serve decades in prison despite there being a plea deal at the time, that would've resulted in probation. >> because he was considered an habitual offender thompson received a 4 to 60-year prison sentence. >> the parole board has an opportunity to send's case to governor whitmer for clemency. >> democrats for clemency will hit woodward's desk tomorrow. >> hello. morning, want to do lottery. get a couple of these. light breakfast. the thing i like about my lottery. is being able to wait for it to come out. and hoping, it's your number. my dad's parole hearing is the best thing coming up right now for me. he was such a good man. even when he went to prison. for selling drugs, he came home, general motors offered him a job, and then he got -- i guess he had the stream, how we wanted his wife to be and, how we wanted to raise his children, and what he wanted for his children. so, he probably wanted to look for us, that he didn't have much to offer, so he went to sellin

joining me now is michael thompson himself and his lawyer, wrongful conviction attorney kimberly coralank you for being with us. -- here on msnbc for our audience, i want to play a clip from this brilliant film to let you tell your story about how 70 pounds of marijuana to the wrong person has impacted your life for more than two decades. >> the facts are someone came to michael's house, discussed purchasing marijuana. he went to another house, got that marijuana and then delivered it to the confidential informant, and they used the marijuana south of searches has four guns. at no point was a gun referenced, utilized, brandished, spoken about. without the guns, it still would have been and offensively high sense of marijuana, but he would have been maxed 15 years instead of a life sentence. >> watching that clip, mr. thompson, what else should our audience know about that day? >> i was really concentrating on the camera -- i could see nobody but myself. i was wondering what was going on. could you repeat the question again, please? >> tell us what happened that day. we just went throug

msnbc is spotlighted in a new documentary about one of the people still paying for all this, michael thompsonnal sales of marijuana, munn man is sitting in the muskegon jail. >> he sold three pounds of marijuana in the '90s. >> thompson is considered the longest incarcerated nonviolent offender in michigan's history. >> last night, msnbc aired what you just saw a clip of, the sentence of michael thompson, as well as a brand-new interview where just did with mr. thompson, who spent the bulk of his adult life incarcerated for the marijuana offense you heard about. truly a living embodiment of how unjust this is be. after finally getting out, he's working to rebuild the rest of his life. he's also speaking out on these issues which is certainly difficult. this is our first ever conversation. it reflects just a little bit of his own lived reality, of his pain, and so tonight, we did want to share from the new interview this excerpt with you. >> did you think this day would come? and you would be out? >> did i think this day was coming? no. no, because i wasn't supposed to get out until 2038. >> r

of marijuana, one man is currently sitting in the muskegon county correctional facility. >> michael thompsonarijuana in the '90s. >> thompson is considered the longest incarcerated non-violent offender in michigan's history. >> this is an important story. it's one that some people want to look away from. i'm here to tell you there's going to be a special msnbc broadcast of the documentary that we just showed that excerpt of. it's called the sentence of michael thompson, and msnbc is airing it for you this sunday, 10:00 p.m. eastern. it charts the story of injustice and reform. you're going to see this documentary, it's new. i have seen it. i think it's important and well done. we're involved with it, but i really do think that, and you'll hear from the filmmakers if you tune in sunday and see a new interview i have done on these important topics with mr. thompson. you can repair it. i'm excited about pronamel repair because it penetrates deep into the tooth to help actively repair acid-weakened enamel. i recommend pronamel repair to my patients. bipolar depression. it made me feel trapped in

tonight, msnbc films presents the sentence of michael thompson, the documentary short film explores the offender in michigan state history. arrested in 1994 for selling three pounds of marijuana, thompson's fight for freedom lasted a quarter century from three appeals and two denied clemency applications. >> the facts are some game to michael's house, discussed purchasing marijuana. he went to another house, and got that marijuana, and then delivered it to the confidential informant. they use the marijuana sale to search house for the guns. at no point was a gun referenced, utilized, brandished, spoken about, without the guns, it still would've been an offensively high sentence for marijuana. but he would have been maxed at 15 years instead of a life sentence. >> be sure to catch the sentence of michael thompson, that's tonight, immediately following the, film and miss nbc's -- moderator conversation with thompson himself, the films director's, and experts on cannabis incarceration. it all starts at 10 pm eastern right here on msnbc. it's all the time we've got for you today. thank you

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this sunday, msnbc is presenting a special documentary, the sentence of michael thompson about a manentence for selling marijuana even as others were making millions by selling it legally. you can catch it this sunday at 10:00 p.m. eastern. that does it for me. io can also catch me on the katie phang show weekend mornings at 7:00 a.m. eastern on msnbc and stream new original episodes on the msnbc hub on peacock as well. "the reidout" with joy reid is up next.

. >> be sure to catch the sentence of michael thompson, that's tonight, immediately following the, film and miss nbc's -- moderator conversation with thompson himself, the films director's, and experts on cannabis incarceration. it all starts at 10 pm eastern right here on msnbc. it's all the time we've got for you today. thank you for being with me the last two hours. i'm richard louis at immense -- them back next weekend for more american voices. right now, it is time now for the mehdi hasan show. good evening to you, mehdi. hasathank you very much. tonight on the mehdi hasan show, a brutal act of violence in an increasingly dangerous political climate. the attack on paul pelosi is part of a growing disturbing trend. we will discuss. plus a lot can change in three days. elon musk's sows chaos and spreads dangerous misinformation as he takes over twitter. and a master class on messaging. former president barack obama shows democrats what they need to do in these final days before the midterms. ♪ ♪ ♪ good evening. i am mehdi hasan. we begin tonight with the effort to kill a top californ

this sunday, msnbc is presenting a special documentary, the sentence of michael thompson about a man who is still serving a decades-long prison sentence for selling marijuana even as others were making millions by selling it legally. you can catch it this sunday at 10:00 p.m. eastern. that does it for me. io can also catch me on the katie phang show weekend mornings at 7:00 a.m. eastern on msnbc and stream new original episodes on the msnbc hub on peacock as well. "the reidout" with joy reid is up next. >>> tonight on "the reidout" -- nancy, nancy! >> where are you, nancy? we're looking for you. nancy. oh, nancy. nancy. where are you, nancy? >> the chilling sounds of january 6th. where is nancy? happening again. not in the people's house this time. but in speaker pelosi's own house. her husband paul brutally beaten with a hammer by a maniac with a reported history of posting extreme right-wing memes and conspiracy theories on social media. meanwhile, elon musk is getting ready to reinject those dark online forces back into the veins of twitter, which he now completely controls. and w

. >>> this sunday, we present "the sentence of michael thompson" who served as the longest sentence for a nonviolent offense in michigan's history. that's sunday at 10:00 p.m. eastern, 7:00 p.m. pacific right here on msnbc. i'll see you tomorrow night on nbc "nightly news" saturday. thank you for the privilege of your time. yasmin vossoughian picks up coverage right now. she'll be speaking with dr. fauci and that starts right now. >>> hey, everybody. good morning to you. i'm yasmin vossoughian here at msnbc headquarters in new york city. speaker nancy pelosi's husband violently attacked in the couple's home overnight. what we know about the attack and mr. pelosi's condition at this hour. plus, it's official, the world's wealthiest man now in charge of one of the most powerful global tools for spreading information. twitter. the changes he's looking to make there. >>> could we see a return of one former notorious tweeter? the former president. >>> a big boost in the peach state showdown between raphael warnock and herschel walker. tonight barack obama hitting the campaign trail in the st

. >>> this sunday, we present "the sentence of michael thompson" who served as the longest sentence for.m. pacific right here on msnbc. i'll see you tomorrow night on nbc "nightly news" saturday. thank you for the privilege of your time. yasmin vossoughian picks up coverage right now. she'll be speaking with dr. fauci and that starts right now.