By Leslie Simmons
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) -
Producer Will Packer
will tackle the true story of Kemba Smith, who was granted
clemency by President Clinton after serving six years on a
24-year sentence for conspiracy to sell crack cocaine.
Packer ("Stomp the Yard") picked up the life rights to
Smith's story, and is looking for a writer; production is
slated to begin on the untitled drama in 2009.
Smith, who was brought up by middle-class professional
parents in Richmond, Va., had no criminal record or problems
before attending Hampton University, where she met a man who
ended up being the leader of a $4 million crack cocaine ring
and one of the FBI's 15 most wanted.
Although the government acknowledged that Smith never sold
drugs or took them, she was charged with conspiracy to
distribute crack and was sentenced to 24 years in prison.
Clinton granted her clemency before he left office in 2001.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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