James Comer, the Newark native convicted of felony murder as a teenager who challenged his original 75-year sentence as “cruel and unusual punishment” and won a landmark ruling by the New Jersey Supreme Court, is due to be released from prison next month after completing a reduced term.

Comer, 42, is scheduled to be let out of Northern State Prison on Oct. 17, having served 25 years of the reduced 30-year sentence he received following the 2022 ruling by the state Supreme Court that struck down so-called “death in prison” sentences for juvenile offenders.

A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help ease Comer’s transition back into society. As of Thursday, the GoFundMe had raised more than $7,000 toward a $12,000 goal.

The campaign is being organized by Alexander Shalom, one of Come

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