Man who served a lifelong prison sentence after Hennepin County Judge has used a new sentence adjustment process

The judge of Hennepin County, Paul Scoggin, adapted Jerome Nunn's lifelong prison sentence to serve on Monday with the conviction (PISA) initiated by the public prosecutor's office in Hennepin County.

Nunn's judgment is the first in Minnesota to be adapted with PISA since it was founded in February 2024, according to the law firm.

As a 19-year-old, Nunn was sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of Abduel Poe's murder in 1995. During the prison, now his Ged, three Associates Degrees, received a paralegal certificate, and was given a work approval in 2023, the law firm said.

Scoggin said that Nunn had used almost 30 years, which he served in a productive way, and affected and grown with his community.

“Pisa admits that the circumstances develop over time, and some imprisoned people may not be a threat to public security or serve the interests of the judiciary by staying in prison,” said Scoggin.

Mary Moriarty, prosecutor of Hennepin County, said that Nunn is no longer a danger to the public and an example of a person's ability to change “by helping people to help people find the stability released from prison with the development of the emerge community.

“We are looking for justice as a public prosecutor,” said Moriarty. “If the municipality is no longer served by a prison sentence, it is our responsibility to adapt these punishments in a fair and transparent way.”

Moriarty filed a petition for the condemnation of Nunn last October last October. Danielle Jones, Poe's mother, signed the petition for Nunn's publication and, according to the law firm, has campaigned for Nonn's release.

The law firm said that more than 300 applications have been checked since February 2024 and work with the Department of Corrections to optimize inquiries about prison documents and access to PISA applications.