NY Governor Commutes Sentence of Rapper G. Dep

The decision allows Travell “G. Dep” Coleman, who confessed to a 1993 murder, to seek parole earlier than his original 2025 date.

Rapper Travell “G. Dep” Coleman, who confessed to a nearly two-decade-old cold case murder in 2010, has been granted clemency by New York Governor Kathy Hochul.
Coleman, now 49, has served 13 of a 15-year-to-life sentence and will now be able to seek parole earlier than his original 2025 date.
The clemency is part of a larger announcement by Hochul, who granted clemency to 16 individuals, including 12 pardons and four commutations.
While in prison, Coleman earned an associate’s degree and facilitated violence prevention and sobriety counseling programs.
Despite support for Coleman's clemency application from the prosecutor in the case and the judge who sentenced him, the victim's brother, Robert Henkel, has criticized the decision, calling it a 'farce.'