Complex sentence: Colleen Long and Larry Neumeister, writing for the "Associated Press", reported that Wali Muse was only five foot two inches (157 cm) tall--so tiny American prison officials had not been able to supply him with clothes that fit him.
Split into simpler sentences: Colleen Long and Larry Neumeister, writing for the "Associated Press", reported that Wali Muse was only five foot two inches (157 cm) tall. Due to his small stature, American prison officials had not been able to supply him with clothes that fit him.