Actor Michael Douglas' son, Cameron, has been released from prison.
According to People, Cameron Douglas, 37, spent more than six years behind bars for various drug offenses.
He was sentenced to five years in prison for possessing and dealing drugs. But a judge later tacked on an additional 4 1/2 years for breaking prison rules to get drugs while he was behind bars. His release wasn't expected until 2018.
Cameron Douglas and Michael Douglas have spoken out against the treatment of nonviolent drug offenders in the U.S. prison system.
"They've got to do their time like everybody else, but why would you not want them to see their family? Why would you not want them to get some (re)sources?" Michael Douglas told Extra.
In 2013, a New York appeals court upheld Cameron Douglas' sentence for procuring drugs while he was incarcerated. At the time, the more-than-four-year sentence was considered possibly the "longest-ever federal prison sentence imposed for the simple possession of drugs for personal use behind bars," according to the Drug Policy Alliance.
Cameron Douglas is staying in a halfway house in Brooklyn, New York.
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