▁" Re k law ' s ", ▁which ▁is ▁Walker ▁sp elled ▁backwards . ▁ ▁Walker ▁started ▁a ▁newspaper ▁called ▁The ▁August a ▁F ocus ▁that ▁served ▁August a ' s ▁black ▁community . ▁ ▁It ▁often ▁expressed ▁oppos ing ▁view points ▁to ▁August a ' s ▁only ▁daily ▁newspaper , ▁The ▁August a ▁Chron icle . ▁ ▁Con v icted ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁by ▁a ▁federal ▁court ▁in ▁August a ▁on ▁charges ▁including ▁tax ▁ev asion , ▁mail ▁fra ud , ▁the ft , ▁mis using ▁campaign ▁funds , ▁and ▁consp i racy ▁( 1 2 7 ▁counts , ▁in ▁all ), ▁Walker ▁was ▁serving ▁a ▁ten - year ▁sentence ▁at ▁a ▁Federal ▁Cor re ction al ▁Institution ▁in ▁Est ill , ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁His ▁project ed ▁release ▁date ▁was ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 2 2 . ▁ ▁An ▁appeal ▁of ▁his ▁conv ict ions ▁was ▁rejected ▁on ▁July ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Walker ▁file d ▁a ▁pet ition ▁for ▁habe as ▁cor pus ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁federal ▁judge ▁who ▁pres ided ▁over ▁his ▁trial ▁rec used ▁himself ▁from ▁pres iding ▁over ▁Walker ' s ▁pet ition ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Walker ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁cust ody ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Ge org ia ▁(