I met Ali. I was bangin his daughter in 1990.. after a few years I saw him in the local jail and then hanging on the corner in Newark New Jersey looking like a crack feind.. hope he got himself together by now
@@AgentGibbs Someone in the comments somewhere was claiming to know him and that he passed back in 2014. Might've been in a different upload of the documentary. If he's still active, I'm gonna try to ask them if they know of an obituary page if that's true.
I went through this program in the late 80's and that brother rabb Ali kann was the most scarest and I vowed to never end up in prison because brother Ali changed my life
Those adults turned back into kids right away the second they heard his voice. Granted they're happy to see him, but part of them still remembers how scary he was back then.
"Im here for murder, kidnapping, robbery, armed robbery, conspiricy, Breaking a dude's jaw and breaking her fuckin woman's BOTH her goddamn arms" -Ali, 1978
That's definitely a blessing. Back then you had a chance to come out of prison even if you committed murder. I'm sure his attitude and demeanor was on a different level and THAT earned him respect from the other inmates. Nowadays if you take a life, you're doing life. There's NO chance of coming out a free man.
I grew up in the system starting at 14 up to 18. I'm 38 now. I remember these days, being young, watching these tapes played by the staff. Lean on me was the next tape in. The feel of that institutional paint on the cinder block walls. It was weird to watch a movie about a guy who could literally be in the same room or next with me. Like I was already there he just hadn't walked in the room with me yet. Ay the same time I'm being showed this movie about how I wasn't supposed to mess up or end up with him. Just made me feel just a little more afraid. Like I needed that. Luckily things worked out for the most part. Couple good people who cared and showed me caring for others would be my redemption from my inherent self. Hard to do bad things when your constantly helping other. Army medic, Fire dept then eventually a Nurse. Things are going alright but at any moment I'm ready. It never leaves. I just have to keep doing good
airplanebuilderman I just checked the New Jersey Department of Corrections website. He’s been paroled. Which means he’s walking the streets free. Pretty scary thought !
I wonder if them 2 guys who walked in the building with Ali was his bodyguards because I know the word was going around the streets about him being released from prison and some people wanted to kill him out in society for hurting someone's relativ and killing they're loved one.
Because the prisoner actually cared about their future and wanted to do it where as the prisoners in the modern version pretty much did it just to scare them just because and not because they cared.
Very rarely does "life" actually mean life. After a while, you get a chance to get in front of the parole board. If they think you're still going to be a menace to society and still commit crimes, then they keep you locked up. You get another chance in front of the parole board some years later and they can keep denying your release until you die. However, if they feel you've learned your lesson and you won't be a criminal when you get out, they could release you. My guess is the parole board was happy with Ali's progress and has shown remorse for his crimes and were happy with his work in the Lifers group, so they released him.
