David McCallum, Wrongfully Imprisoned for 29 Years, Finally Released Thanks to Years of Lobbying by Rubin “Hurricane” Carter

 

A Brooklyn man who has spent the past 29 years in prison for murder is expected to walk free on Wednesday.

 

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After 30 Years in Prison, Brothers Henry Lee McCollum and Leon Brown are Exonerated after Fresh DNA Evidence Emerges

 

Two half-brothers wrongly incarcerated for 30 years have been released and have had their convictions overturned after fresh DNA evidence vindicated them.   http://preferredmode.com/tag/velolove/ Henry Lee McCollum, 50, who was on death row, and  http://thisisthewilderness.com/css.php Leon Brown, 46, serving life, were arrested as teenagers in 1983 for the rape and murder of 11-year-old girl  Sabrina Buie.

 

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Exonerated Man Jabbar Collins Reaches $10 Million Deal With New York City

 

“After three years of litigation, Jabbar Collins, a man who spent 16 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, has reached a $10 million settlement with New York City.”

 

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