SHORT TAKES : James Brown: Bound for Home?
AIKEN, S.C. — Soul singer James Brown could finish his sentence for aggravated assault at home, but has to complete necessary paperwork first, officials said.
Since the “Godfather of Soul” is within 1 1/2 years of parole eligibility, he meets a requirement for extended work release, during which he could live at home, said Francis X. Archibald, spokesman for the state Department of Corrections.
The possible move would take at least one month “but nothing has been done. He hasn’t completed the paperwork yet,” Archibald said Thursday.
Brown, 57, a two-time Grammy Award winner, has been at the Lower Savannah Work Release Center since April 14 on a limited work-release program.
Brown began serving concurrent six-year sentences in December, 1988. He was convicted of failing to stop for police, aggravated assault and weapons violations after a two-state, high-speed chase.
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