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    In Prison with Lauryn
    In Prison with Lauryn
    In Prison with Lauryn
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    In Prison with Lauryn

    By Dr.Rhonda Turpin

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    Young genius and history-making icon, Lauryn Hill, broke several records, such as being the first woman to accomplish extraordinary milestones in an industry that was designed for the opposite gender.

    A leader, innovator, and triple threat, Lauryn created her own beat to walk and live by in many arenas.

    Sentenced to three months at Danbury Federal Prison Camp, she has held her own and used the experience as a stepping stone and platform to inspire others.

    Rhonda Turpin intertwines the events of her life, giving the reader a glimpse of how two lives on different paths end up with the same results.

    After fifteen years of harboring a federal investigation and conviction, Lauryn Hill is on her way back to the top of the game.

    Author Rhonda Turpin will keep you glued to this story, from the first page to the last.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDr.Rhonda Turpin
    Release dateAug 27, 2013
    ISBN9781301326587
    In Prison with Lauryn
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    Dr.Rhonda Turpin

    Dr. Rhonda Turpin is Publisher and founder of Worldbooks Publishing, as well as an author.She is also a grantwriter by trade, along with a writer for the Michigan Chronicles print and online newspaper.Email: worldbookspublishing@gmail.comYoutube: youtube.com/channel/UC-1pMBQVPN4nG_pnNDHDzCw

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      In Prison with Lauryn - Dr.Rhonda Turpin

      In Prison with Lauryn

      The Griot Series

      Rhonda Turpin

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      In Prison with Lauryn

      Copyright © 2013 Rhonda Turpin

      Presented by World Books Etc. Inc.

      ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

      Digital ISBN: 9781301326587

      Editing by Monique Williams

      Cover Design by Laura Shinn Designs

      http://laurashinn.yolasite.com

      This publication may not be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher or author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publisher, addressed Attention: Book Quote Permissions, at the address below.

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      Dedication:

      This book is dedicated to GOD first, who has kept me, and constantly blesses me in this storm. Then to my Mother, Mary, and my grandmother, Annie for molding me into the woman I am today, along with my two aunts, Jean Turpin-Fuller, and Naomi Williams. All of the above, may you rest in peace.

      Lastly, an apologetic dedication is in order for all of the children who have at least one parent behind bars. I know you are suffering from a domino effect of this system.

      From the Author

      I was hoping that the legendary singer Lauryn Hill would not get caught up in the federal mandatory minimum captive ship, and that she would be allowed to remain home with her children. However, the American justice system has no loyalty or respect for anyone. The crime that the United States of America convicted her of did not pose a threat to society, or her community.

      Her sentence of even three months angered me, and reinforced my decision to fight, full force.

      Recently there have been some universal shifts on different levels with this large travesty of evil. First there was my circuit, the Sixth Circuit, in its Blewett ruling. The three judge panel attempted to make all prisoners sentenced under the crack law equal. Previously, the crack law was declared unconstitutional and full of racial disparities among people of color. Judge Merritt stated that ‘if it is unconstitutional today, it should hold for all defendants.’ The constitution is one document, and it is not time-sensitive.

      The government objected, and is fighting hard to keep people sentenced and serving time under this unconstitutional law in prison. The United States Supreme Court, the highest Court in the land, declared that mandatory minimums were unconstitutional. I was shocked when I read the opinion by Clarence Thomas. He was appointed to his position to replace Thurgood Marshall, and to keep the Court equal, but until his opinion in Alleyne vs United States on June 13, 2013, he appeared to be anti-defendant.

      That was a positive shift in this peculiar institution.

      I am not friends with Lauryn. I did not know her before her incarceration.

      I live my life in prison using Drake’s lyrics, NO NEW FRIENDS. I do adopt nieces, nephews, and I have one sister I met – Monique Williams – who is as real as they get. I am not a groupie or the paparazzi. I am a woman who is over-incarcerated, nine years later, fighting to get home to my family.

      I looked up and saw Lauryn coming through the doors. I instantly became depressed. Another mother and talent inside the walls.

      My writings are before my time and at the helm of change in this system, but we have to start somewhere.

      Also, this has to end somewhere. Slavery did, but the opposition to it was on many levels.

      This story is to give you a glimpse into Lauryn’s genius. She is an extremely humble and private person. If you are looking for some dirt, or anything that might invade her personal life, then put this book down immediately because that is not what this is about. You will walk away with a better understanding of how Lauryn and I ended being caught up in the same struggle, at the same time.

      Hopefully it will inspire you to get on the bandwagon for change. But if not, you will learn something about this system.

      Rhonda Turpin

      "Now they, now they, now they, now they got me in a cell block."

      —Chuck D/ Public Enemy

      Chapter One

      The Long Walk

      How does a Superstar and a Queen in her own right end up at Danbury Federal Prison Camp? The answer is complicated. It starts with who America is as a country. Also, if I look at the sentencing of Lauryn Hill, I would have to say that her sentence was not racially motivated, because she received a mild sentence.

      The Justice System has no color, except green. It is all about the Benjamins.

      Lauryn believes in, and has fought for, social justice. That is also who I am. For her, suddenly, the fight for justice and freedom has become all too real.

      To get to the main building where inmates self-surrender, you have to exit the Camp door where the visitors come in, and walk down a steep hill. The entrance to the main lobby looks like all prisons across America. It has barbed-wire fence, and bars on the windows. Seeing this scenario makes you yearn for freedom and fear the unknown. Thinking that the hidden factor of Danbury Camp was behind the wire fence, Lauryn made a decision.

      I would like to do my full ninty days in the SHU, she stated to counselor Keisha Perkins and Mr. Marske. The SHU stands for Segregated Housing Unit. It is a standalone building from the Camp, and appears just as scary as the FCI. Behind the bars of the FCI is real prison living and all of its gruesome details, but that was not what Lauryn was sentenced to.

      How would she know? She didn’t.

      Lauryn’s walk up the hill to the Camp, after being checked in, resembled the walk of The Green Mile in the popular movie. The actor in that movie was being led to his execution. An inmate does not know what to expect behind closed doors and the fluff. Giving up freedom is never easy. When I self-surrendered to Alderson, I cried for thirty full days. However, Lauryn handled the walk like a true frontline soldier. There were no tears. No yelling out.

      At around 11:30 AM,

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