Kim Kardashian says 'fighting' to free another prisonerSeptember 6, 2018 - 10:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West says she's "fighting" to free a prisoner who was sentenced to life for drug possession, BBC reports. The Armenian-American beauty says Chris Young was given an "unfair" punishment and that "the laws really have to change". Speaking on a US podcast, she told listeners she "talks to the White House often" about prison reform. Now Kim hopes that she can do the same for 30-year-old Chris - who has been in prison for eight years. "It's so unfair," she said on Jason Flom's Wrongful Conviction podcast, which was released on Wednesday. According to the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star, Chris was imprisoned for possession of marijuana and less than half a gram of cocaine. His story has also been shared by the Buried Alive Project - which wants to stop life without parole sentences being handed out under US drug laws. Chris was arrested at the age of 22. According to The Buried Alive project, he memorised a 25-page speech for his sentencing in which he shared stories from a childhood "rife with poverty and trauma". Chris received life without parole because of two previous drug charges from when he was a teenager. The state of Tennessee enforces a law commonly referred to as the "three-strikes law", which means that once you have three convictions you're automatically given a life sentence. If Kim succeeds in freeing Chris then this will be the second prisoner that she's helped to release. In May 2018 she pleaded with Donald Trump to free a woman called Alice Johnson from prison. Alice had been sentenced to life in jail, with no chance of parole, on drug trafficking offences in 1997. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |