San Francisco mayor seeks early release of brother from prison

San Francisco Mayor London Breed reportedly sent a letter to California Gov. Jerry Brown (D), asking him to release her brother from prison more than 20 years early.

Breed’s brother, Napoleon Brown, was sentenced to 44 years in prison for manslaughter when he pushed a young mother out of a getaway car on the Golden Gate Bridge following an armed robbery in June 2000, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

The woman was then hit by an oncoming drunk driver and died. Brown has served 18 of his 44 year sentence.

{mosads}Breed asked Brown to “consider leniency” and commute her brother’s sentence.

In the letter, sent on personal stationary but referencing her role as city mayor, Breed said her brother should be released, calling it “what’s best for both Napoleon and society overall.”

“I guarantee we can secure him access to a job, to a good home, to the counseling and services he and every other addict need for the rest of their lives,” she wrote.

In a statement to NBC Bay Area, Breed said she believes her brother deserves a second chance.

“I am not asking for my brother to be pardoned or for his conviction to be wiped away, but simply for the Governor to consider initiating the commutation of his sentence. This would only be the first step in a long process that involves a thorough investigation by the Parole Board and a decision by the California Supreme Court,” Breed said.

The mother of victim Lenties White told NBC she does not think it would be right for Brown to be released.

“I don’t think it would be justice,” Sandra McNeil said. “She’s the mayor, so she’s got a little power, so she thinks she can get her brother out.’’

Breed’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.