Remy Ma and her husband Papoose take over the cover of Sister 2 Sister MagazineOctober 2014 issue.
Remy was released from prison back in
August, and on the pages of the mag, she opens up about the friendship
she formed in prison.
I really made myself numb to certain
things. I don’t talk about it. I feel like there was some things that
were handled crazily on several different people’s parts. But I was
sentenced to a certain amount of time in the end, so I don’t want to
keep revisiting that. I don’t want anybody feeling any type of way,
because there’s a bunch of people that feel like, ‘Oh, she should’ve
went to prison for her whole life,’ or, ‘She should’ve done this, she
should’ve done that. I felt that, whatever was given to me, I took it
and I went through it. And I went through it not just by myself, but
with my loved ones that I really care about. They suffered as well. At
this point in my life, I don’t want to prolong the suffering by dwelling
on what happened that night. I don’t have ill feelings towards anybody
or anything. I’m on such a different page and a different chapter in my
life that that book is gone. That book is read and it’s over.”
In 2008, Remy Ma was convicted of assault, illegal weapon possession
and attempted coercion after pleading guilty to shooting Makeda
Barnes-Joseph, who she accused of stealing $3,000 from her. She was
sentenced to eight years, but only spent six behind bars at the Bedford
Hills Correctional Facility for Women in Bedford Hills, New York. It’s
sad to think that Remy Ma formed some real bonds with her fellow prison
mates, but due to her parole rules, she can never see them again.
“I miss them so much already,” she said
of the friends she made behind bars. “It’s so crazy. I had already been
packed because I had expected to leave the day before. So I’m like,
‘It’s just a couple of things I wanna grab like my Bible and some
paperwork and pictures that I took over the last couple of days.’ And
they just really rushed me out of the whole prison. I caught a glimpse
of my friends; they had locked them inside the gym and they were all
banging on the doors screaming like, ‘We love you, we love you, we miss
you.’ It was a wonderful thing. But I’m probably never gonna see them.
So who knows? I spent six and a half years with them. They’re going
through all types of situations, but one of my stipulations on my parole
is that you cannot contact people that have a criminal history. So it’s
like you build these relationships and just, due to the new criteria
that I have to follow based on my release, I can’t even contact them or
let them know everything’s alright and I miss you guys. But that’s part
of the situation.”
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