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Jan 30, 2024 · Kemba Smith’s tumultuous journey through the criminal justice system began with her relationship with Peter Hall, a notorious drug dealer. In the complex web of love and danger, Kemba found herself entangled in a situation that would forever alter the course of her life.
Sep 10, 1997 · The boyfriend, one Peter Michael Hall, 31, was described by Emerge as "a flamboyant young man from New York," a smooth talker with a Jamaican accent and easygoing manner whom Kemba fell for...
- Courtland Milloy
Kemba Smith was sentenced to 24 ½ years in prison for her boyfriend's drug crimes, despite being a first-time, nonviolent offender and a victim of domestic abuse. Learn how LDF fought for her clemency and how her case exposed the injustice of federal mandatory sentencing laws.
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Feb 1, 2024 · Kemba is a movie about Kemba Smith, who was imprisoned for her relationship with Peter Hall, a drug dealer. The film is based on Smith's book, Poster Child, and her advocacy for criminal justice reform.
The film explores Smith’s time as a student at Hampton University before meeting her then boyfriend, Peter Hall. Unbeknownst to her at the time, Hall was a drug kingpin, and after he was...
Jun 21, 2017 · And Kemba Smith, the paramour of drug trafficker Peter Hall, unwittingly risked and almost lost everything for their love—a devotion twisted and fueled by the confusion of violence and passion. Hall was already moving millions of dollars worth of crack and powder cocaine between New York and Virginia before he met Kemba.
Smith began dating Peter Hall during her sophomore year after meeting him at a party. The Jamaican immigrant was eight years her senior and appeared to be well-off financially. "I had seen the other girls Peter had been involved with before," she told Reginald Stuart, a writer who profiled her in Emerge.
