'Just Mercy' trivia: real-life sheriff Thomas Tate, who inspired the film's character by the same name, retired in 2018-- the same year it came out he had pocketed over $100k in funds designated for inmate meals

Remember that recent news flurry on Todd Entrekin, the sheriff who profited .75 million off the controversial budget laws in Alabama prisons?Apparently former sheriff Tate did the same, although to the tune of $110k vs $750k. (https://ift.tt/3fbzvm4 if curious:AP article on Alabama sheriff's controversey, 2018: https://ift.tt/2UAqj32 background on the "Just Mercy" characters IRL (spoilers!): https://ift.tt/2EQyznl via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2MRMI7O