Antoine Murphy: Black and Smart

Antoine J. Murphy #363399                         

G-North 261

RGCI

P.O. Box 925

Redgranite,WI 54970-0925

Antione seeing Daughter for first time

RE: SUMMARY OF PERSONAL CASE

Name & Number: Antoine J. Murphy #363399

Age: 36

Prison & Address: Redgranite Corr. Inst

P.O. Box 925

Redgranite,WI 54970-0925

Age when crime committed: 18yrs & 60 days

Convicted of: Attempted Homicide;party to armed roberry;possession of THC w/intent;& use of a dangerous weapon

Length of sentence: 75yrs

Years in prison to date: 17yrs & 9 months

How many Parole hearings/reasons for denial: N/A

Programs,Courses taken,& other evidence of rehabilitation:

Anger Management;Tutor Training ;Grief Support; Financial Literacy;Project Citizen ;Restorative Justice

Vocational Printing ;Communications

Baptized;Attended 2 prison fellowship seminars;Emmaus Correspondence School;Source of Light Schools;Little Lambs Graduate;Heart Cry Basic Bible Study Course;Men of the Bible Study;Truth Project Study;Not a Fan Study Christian Basics Study;Anger Control Study;member of "set up" crew for Church;currently enrolled in Shalom Seminary roughly 50 credits away from obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in Ministry.

I have been published in THE UPPER ROOM : a poetry anthology entitled WARRIOR POETS.. And just last month

I sent my very first book to a publisher:E-Couragement from a Prisoners Pen.

Paragraph regarding self:

For the most part my coming of age in prison has led to my actually LIKING who I AM! See my crime stemmed. from my not being ok with my natural identity (NERD). Yeah that's me! So as a NERD 4 Jesus I'm ok with being picked on & ostracized. Now I can keep going in the face of my peers taunts of "stop acting white...^" Yes,it's ok to be Black & smart. Praise God. So,all these many years later here I AM embodying the Judges advice to "use your God-given intelligence to go far in life."

Even so, being who I AM,I came to realize that my own rehabilitation isn't about obtaining the most accolades. I graduated high school & was an Honor Roll student before I came to prison, even skipped half a grade & have well over a hundred "awards & certificates" from school. That was then...

Antoine Murphy's parole hearing 5 -16 :https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/antoine-murphy-parole-hearing.pdf