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Woman convicted of convincing boyfriend to kill himself being released

Texting suicide case: Michelle Carter to spend 15 months in prison
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Faith Ninivaggi
<p>In this Monday, June 12, 2017 file photo, Michelle Carter stands as court is in recess at the end of the day at her trial in Taunton, Mass. Carter is charged with involuntary manslaughter for encouraging Conrad Roy III to kill himself in July 2014. The judge is set to issue a verdict in the case on Friday. (Faith Ninivaggi/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool, File)</p>
Texting suicide case: Michelle Carter to spend 15 months in prison
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DARTMOUTH, MA — The woman convicted of manslaughter for convincing her boyfriend to kill himself is getting out of jail Thursday morning.

Michelle Carter is being released after serving most of a 15-month sentence at the Bristol County jail in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

The 23-year-old is getting out for good behavior. She will now serve five years of probation.

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Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Carter's conviction appeal.

Prosecutors say she caused her boyfriend's 2014 death when she told him in a phone call to get back into his carbon monoxide-filled truck.

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