Michael Thompson has served 25 years in prison for selling weed.
He's 68 years old.
His mother died while he was in prison.
His father died while he was in prison.
His only son died while he was in prison.And he has 40 years left in his sentence.#FreeMichaelThompson pic.twitter.com/oHq3cO5jER
— The Breakdown with Shaun King (@TheBreakdown) May 23, 2019
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"Studies find that prejudice against blacks is a strong predictor of whites’ support for capital punishment. If so many whites were not racially prejudiced, white support for the death penalty would be much lower, & so would public support more generally." https://t.co/wIuz4odIQV
— Sentencing Project (@SentencingProj) April 13, 2019
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"Nobody should lose their life because they can’t make a monetary payment."
Via @theappealhttps://t.co/HGnMPnpkd9
— Women's Prison Assoc (@WPA_NYC) May 9, 2019
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A Georgia man stole a can of beer. The judge ordered ankle monitoring. The company administering it charged him more than $1,000. He sold plasma, but fell behind on his payments & the judge jailed him for non-payment. We need to stop criminalizing poverty. https://t.co/KFYssDJvbW
— nyc law grrrl (@nyclawgrrrl) June 30, 2019
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In 1995, when Curtis Brooks was just 15-years-old, he was convicted of first-degree murder even though he didn't kill anyone. Why then was he sentenced to die in prison? https://t.co/dHc65qTCXD
— The Appeal (@theappeal) July 1, 2019
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Reality shows like ‘The First 48,’ ‘Live PD,’ and ‘Cops’ are interfering in legal cases, exploiting people of color, and threatening lives. They also distort how the public thinks about crime, in a harmful way. @theappeal https://t.co/KBXdsgrv76
— Equal Justice USA (@EJUSA) June 28, 2019
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A new report says LA DA Jackie Lacey is discriminatory & unjust in seeking the death penalty. Since she took office, 22 people from LA County have been sentenced to death, all of color & 8 represented by lawyers with serious misconduct claims against them. https://t.co/F4Ho9kNpoG
— The Appeal (@theappeal) June 19, 2019
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The criminalization of poverty in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, has led to a staggering increase in incarcerated people, all at a huge cost for defendants and taxpayers alike. @Sentinel_Vaughn @theappeal https://t.co/psBAwoyTJy
— NACDL (@NACDL) June 15, 2019