▁turned ▁state ' s ▁evidence ▁and ▁got ▁terms ▁of ▁prob ation . ▁Those ▁sent enced ▁to ▁j ail ▁exha usted ▁their ▁appe als ▁and ▁began ▁their ▁prison ▁terms ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁the ▁par ole ▁board ▁ruled ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁serve ▁one ▁third ▁of ▁their ▁sentence ▁– ▁six ▁years ▁and ▁eight ▁months ▁– ▁before ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁considered ▁for ▁par ole . ▁However , ▁the ▁in m ates ▁began ▁receiving ▁prefer ential ▁treatment ▁after ▁George ▁Wal lace ▁became ▁governor , ▁and ▁the ▁par ole ▁bo ards ▁decision ▁was ▁revers ed ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁after ▁Wal lace ▁had ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁appointment ▁to ▁the ▁board . ▁M ab ry ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁others ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁organization ▁itself ▁dissol ved ▁som etime ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁As a ▁Carter ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁speech writer ▁for ▁George ▁Wal lace . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁The ▁Sou ther ner : ▁News ▁of ▁the ▁Cit iz ens ' ▁Council . ▁B irmingham , ▁Alabama . ▁Ran ▁from ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁at ▁least ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁FO IA : ▁North ▁Alabama ▁Cit iz ens ▁Coun c ils - H Q - 1 ▁ ▁FO IA : ▁North ▁Alabama ▁Cit iz ens ▁Coun c ils - H Q -