Tupac Shakur's stepfather Mutulu Shakur is set to be released on parole. Details here

Mutulu Shakur, the late artist Tupac Shakur's stepfather, is slated to be released on parole from the Federal Medical Center in Lexington next month after serving more than 36 years in jail and presently suffering from bone cancer. He is scheduled to spend his last days in Southern California with his family.

Shakur, who was formerly on the FBI's top ten most-wanted list, eluded arrest for years after his role in an armoured vehicle heist in 1981 that killed a guard and two police officers.

The 72-year-old is set to be released on December 16 and will be watched and supervised by Global Positioning Systems to stay in a certain region defined by the United States Probation Office.



Shakur has been a good prisoner since his conviction in 1987 and imprisonment for 60 years, admitting responsibility and expressing regret for his actions while teaching other inmates.Shakur, now 72, is suffering from bone marrow cancer at the Federal Medical Center near Lexington and was given around six months to live in May. Shakur requested parole for the first time in 2016, 30 years into his sentence. He's been rejected for parole many times since then, most recently in April.

FAQs:

1. Who was Tupac Shakur?
   Tupac Shakur, aka Makaveli and 2Pac, was a rapper from the United States. He is one of the most influential rappers of all time.
2. Who is Mutulu Shakur?
   He is an American activist and former Black Liberation Army member.