A man who had spent 1,181 days in the Fulton County Jail was released Wednesday after he was found not guilty of 21 felonies.
His attorney said the man only wanted to buy a $10 bag of marijuana, which nearly cost him his life and freedom. https://t.co/rlwiLh50ix
— AJC (@ajc) October 10, 2019
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What a difference a DA makes. Man walks out of prison after 28 years, 10th man exonerated under Philly's reform DA Larry Krasner.
Cops involved had a “pattern and practice” of coercing confessions. https://t.co/rh7xXfQBbT https://t.co/50XtUdqvhq
— David Menschel (@davidminpdx) October 10, 2019
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A Texas jury has found prison guard Lou Joffrion not guilty in the killing of David Witt, who was incarcerated at Darrington Unit. The DA charged Joffrion after video showed he slammed Witt, who was handcuffed, into the concrete floor so hard it killed him.https://t.co/1jCObTIlya
— Rebecca J. Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) October 14, 2019
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The Sentencing Project along with more than 250 other signatories signed an open letter to Wisconsin @GovEvers requesting clemency for Brendan Dassey, whose murder conviction was featured in Netflix's Making a Murderer. #bringbrendanhome #FreeBrendanDassey https://t.co/fb3Ya1gNkh
— Sentencing Project (@SentencingProj) October 25, 2019
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NEW FACT SHEET: 28 states and the federal government incarcerated 121,718 people in #privateprisons in 2017, representing 8.2% of the total state and federal prison population. https://t.co/K9ULb35siC pic.twitter.com/yixp7dhg8O
— Sentencing Project (@SentencingProj) October 24, 2019