Michelle Carter, Convicted In Conrad Roy Texting Suicide Case, To Leave Prison Thursday

In Feb. 2019, Michelle Carter began serving her prison sentence following her June 2017 conviction of involuntary manslaughter. At that time, a judge found that her text messages to Conrad Roy III had affected his decision to commit suicide in 2014. Following her conviction, she was sentenced to 15 months by Bristol County Juvenile Court Judge Lawrence Moniz, as reported by CNN.

However, on Thursday, Carter will be released from prison early after exhibiting good behavior during her sentence.

According to Boston 25 News, Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson stated that Carter had been a "model inmate." As for the steps she took while behind bars, he said that she had been "been involved in various programs, hospitality, culinary, the service aid program, she was involved in the kitchen working as kitchen help, got involved in the recovery program."

Continuing, he added, "She's earned her good time through those programs," which afforded her the opportunity to be granted early release. She is expected to leave the facility "sometime after 9 o'clock," according to the law enforcement official.

Previously, Carter was also the subject of the two-part HBO documentary series, "I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter," which premiered in 2019. The episodes explored "the complicated relationship between Carter and Roy, drawing on some of the thousands of texts they exchanged over two years to chronicle their courtship and its tragic consequences," according to HBO.

As for what's next for Carter, who is now 23 years old, she will reportedly remain on probation for five years following her Thursday release. It has also been stated that Roy's family continues to work on passing a bill called Conrad's Law, which would make it a crime to coerce someone who is vulnerable into committing suicide. If passed, the bill could call for a five-year prison sentence for committing such a crime.