Ex-rapper G. Dep, granted clemency after 13 years, now aids at-risk youth in Harlem.
Former rapper G. Dep, known for hits like "Special Delivery," was granted clemency in 2023 after serving 13 years for a second-degree murder conviction. He confessed to a 1993 shooting when he was 18, originally unsolved for 17 years. Now working at SCAN-Harbor, a nonprofit in Harlem and the South Bronx, G. Dep uses his experience to help at-risk youth avoid crime. His case highlights debates on sentencing for youth offenders, with over 1,000 juvenile lifers released since the Supreme Court ruled mandatory life without parole unconstitutional for juveniles.
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