NewsOne: Bernard Noble Is Happy He's Free After 7 Years In Jail For Marijuana, But Mass Incarceration Battle Isn't Over
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Noble’s battle with the system reached a low in 2010 when he was arrested while biking in New Orleans. He was subjected to the toughest of the tough drug sentencing practices for a nonviolent offender under Louisiana’s “habitual offender law” because he had prior, but minor drug convictions on his record.
Noble’s mother, Elnora Noble, started a Change.org petition with more than 70,000 signatures.
Other folks took to Noble’s case like a fly to a flame over the years since his arrest: organizations including the Justice Action Network, Innocence Project New Orleans and Families Against Mandatory Minimums fought for his release. New York hedge fund investor Daniel S. Loeb and Jason Flom, who hosts a podcast called Wrongful Conviction, also were advocates for Noble. A #FreeBarnardNoble campaign was also started to get Barack Obama to pardon Noble during his presidency.