Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was an American middleweight boxer who was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for murder, until released following a petition of habeas corpus after spending 18 years and 4 m
Carter in 2011
Paterson Court House
East Jersey State Prison, formerly Rahway, where Carter was imprisoned
James Albert Ellis was an American professional boxer. He won the vacant WBA heavyweight title in 1968 by defeating Jerry Quarry, making one successful title defense in the same year against Floyd Pat