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Poster Boy: Still In Jail, Still Emailing Us
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Jen Carlson
Published May 18, 2010
Modified May 18, 2010
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Poster Boy (aka Henry Macyjewicz) has been back in the headlines lately after being sentenced to 11 months behind bars—a sentence that came from a judge some call vindictive. Yesterday it was being reported (by the publishing house putting out his book next month) that Macyjewicz was going to be out on bail soon—a claim that the NY Law Journal confirms. According to the Law Journal's article (subscription only), after just one week on Rikers Island, the street artist was set free after an appellate judge granted his motion for bail pending appeal.
Allegedly, yesterday Appellate Division Justice Ruth C. Balkin set bail at $3,000, and Matyjewicz's attorney, Kerry Gotlib, said he'll be out by the weekend once paperwork goes through. But there's one problem, we called the Deputy Commissioner at the NYC Department of Corrections this morning, and he told us that Macyjewicz is in custody still as a sentenced inmate who will not be released until December 12th.
Meanwhile, not only have Poster Boy tags been showing up on Banksy pieces, but we have been receiving emails from Poster Boy's account. Whoever is writing these emails has now told us, "Henry is NOT getting out yet. It's important to note that Kerry Gotlib is a corporate lawyer, not a criminal lawyer, and has an incorrect view of the current situation. Having said that I hear Henry is a fine fellow. We couldn't have a prettier face representing our movement." Does Rikers have Wi-Fi? Who is Poster Boy? And why is this absurdity so shrouded in confusion? Someone fetch us our little orphan Annie decoder ring...
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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