Jena 6 case expected to reach plea deal

Via AP, we find that the the Lousiana courts are anticipating reaching a plea deal today with five of the six black students from Jena High School in Lousiana who were being outrageously being charged with attempted murder, the outcome of a series of racist events which in turn led to a huge civil rights movement against the charges. Here’s a good sum-up of what happened:

The only thing that’s outdated in the video is that the sixth defendant, Mychal Bell, ended up pleading guilty in December 2007 to a misdemeanor second-degree battery charge and was sentenced to 18 months in jail.
There’s no doubt that the movement that arose out of this injustice led to the plea deal expected to be made today, but we’re not sure yet what that lesser charge will be. We’ll keep you posted.
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The Jena 6.
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Still awaiting justice in Jena.