Released May 29, 2018, in the US.
The story: 1988 Detroit, Michigan, Richard Wershe jr AKA White Boy Rick, was arrested and sentenced to life in prison for drug dealing.
He was 17 years old.
The drug laws in Detroit had been stepped up, to keep the dealers from dealing.
But with all the money in drug trafficking, repercussions for the crime were not of main concern.
Richard was not guilty of anything other than drug dealing yet his sentence was to the full extreme.
In 2015, Richard had spent 28 years of his life in prison.
Many people believed that a life sentence for a juvenile offender was the wrong sentence.
But important people in Detroit were ultimately responsible for keeping him in jail.
Stars Richard Wershe Jr, Seth Ferranti, Scott M Burnstein, Herm Groman, Johnny Currie, Kevin Dietz, Chris Hansen
Directed by Shawn Rech
Rated TV14
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