Gun Court in Music
Several Jamaican musicians have sung about the Gun Court, including Junior Reed (Gun Court, 1993) and the dance hall artist Ranking Joe, whose first single release was "Gun Court Law" in 1974. The reggae musician Jah Cure released his first album, Free Jah's Cure, from Tower Street Prison in 2000 after having been convicted before the Gun Court in 1998. Jah Cure continued to deny the charges of illegal firearms, rape, and robbery, and he attracted widespread support for his release, including "Free Jah Cure" campaigns and petition drives, until his release in 2007.
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