Alabama governor commutes death sentence of man who didn't kill anyone
“Charles “Sonny” Burton, 75, was set to be executed Thursday after being sentenced under a legal doctrine known as felony murder.”
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Florida House passes DCF-focused bill allowing second medical opinions in child abuse cases
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326 women who were wrongfully convicted have been exonerated since 1989.
#WomensHistoryMonth
This March, we are highlighting Women’s History Month by sharing stories and providing data about women in the legal system. Did you know 190,600 women and girls are incarcerated in the US?
A Secret Survey From Inside a Women’s Prison Tells Stories of Domestic Abuse Untold in Court
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Police Drug Tests Are Notoriously Unreliable. They Got This Man Wrongly Charged With Trafficking Fentanyl.
“Roughly 30,000 people every year may be getting wrongfully arrested because of unreliable field drug tests, according to one estimate.”
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Sabrina was acquitted at her retrial in 1995. She’s now a speaker and advocate for people wrongfully convicted, like Robert Roberson. 2/2
Sabrina Smith, Black woman, smiling. She wears a black Witness to Innocence T-shirt and her dark hair is in braids.
Sabrina Butler was wrongfully convicted in 1990 and sentenced to death for the death of her infant son. Police coerced the 18-year-old into signing a statement that said she punched her baby. Years later, it was discovered that her son had a genetic kidney disorder; he was not abused.
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Melvin Trotter, an older Black man with a shaved head.
Melvin Trotter is set to be executed tonight in Florida. He was sentenced to death by a non-unanimous jury. Trotter experiences significant intellectual impairments and his childhood was filled with profound trauma. His application for stay of execution is still pending with SCOTUS.
Two exonerees to launch a podcast dedicated to the junk science that got them convicted
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Simmons was exonerated in 2023 after 48 years in prison. His case marks the longest incarceration of an innocent person before exoneration. 2/2
Glynn Simmons, a Black man, hugging his cousin after his release from prison.
Glynn Simmons was wrongfully convicted in 1975 in Oklahoma for a liquor store robbery and murder. A witness mistakenly identified him in a lineup and the prosecution failed to disclose that the witness identified four other individuals. 1/2
#BlackHistoryMonth
‘Complicated’ Director Andrew Abrahams Says EDS Exposes Flaws In Medical System – Contenders Documentary
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A dark graphic with a bold text that reads: “Black juveniles are incarcerated at 5x the rate of their white peers.” In the bottom left corner is text that reads: “Reference: Sentencing Project, 2025”
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2,025 Black individuals have been exonerated since 1989. 481 of those were originally convicted using faulty or misleading forensic science. #BlackHistoryMonth
They were exonerated in shaken baby cases. Can their podcast help save Robert Roberson?
“Josh Burns and Andrew Roark will launch “Unshaken Truth” on March 5, they announced in an exclusive interview with The Dallas Morning News.”
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Alan, a white man, outside the courthouse after his release. He is smiling and wearing a gray sweatsuit. Over the photo is text that reads: “Happy 2nd Exoneration Anniversary, Alan”
Today marks 2 years since our former client, Alan Butts, was fully exonerated. He spend over 19 years in Ohio prison for a crime that never occurred. We continue to wish you the best, Alan! Happy Exoneration Anniversary!
Brewer was fully exonerated in 2008. The marks on the victim’s body were actually the result of bug and crawfish activity
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At the time of his testimony, Dr. West was already suspended from the American Board of Forensic Odontology. After DNA testing was conducted in 2001, Brewer’s conviction was vacated, and he was released on bail in 2007. 2/3
A photo of Kennedy Brewer, a Black man, wearing a white golf hat and a blue collared shirt.
In 1995, Kennedy Brewer was wrongfully convicted of murder, rape, and kidnapping of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter. At trial, forensic odontologist Dr. Michael West testified that marks on the body were bite marks matching Brewer. 🧵
Tens of Thousands of Mothers Were Flagged to Police Over Flawed Drug Tests at Childbirth
“The Marshall Project found more than 70,000 cases referred to law enforcement over allegations of substance use during pregnancy”
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Judge gives state more time in Robert Roberson death row case
“A court granted the state a 60-day extension to respond in Robert Roberson's ongoing death penalty case.”
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A dark graphic with a bold text that reads: “Black History Month” Below is body text that reads: “Innocent Black individuals are 7x more likely to be wrongfully convicted than innocent white individuals.” In the bottom left corner is text that reads: “Reference: National Registry of Exonerations, 2022”
Even though Black individuals represent 14% of the population of the United States, they continue to be overrepresented in jail and prison populations with 41% being Black. Black individuals are also more likely to be sentenced more harshly than white individuals.
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New York judge drops death penalty charges for Luigi Mangione
“Judge Garnett of the Southern District of New York dismissed Counts Three (murder through use of a firearm) and Four (firearms offense) in US v. Mangione on Friday,…”
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and the witness’s identification in exchange for the state not seeking the death penalty. But the death penalty was never on the table at all.
Turner was exonerated in December after spending nearly 40 years in prison. 3/3
The prosecutor told Turner the state was considering the death penalty. Turner’s attorney made a deal with the prosecution in which he would withdraw his motion to suppress Turner’s police statement…🧵
Dawud Turner with his family after being released from prison.
Dawud Turner was wrongfully convicted in 1988 of the shooting death of a Philadelphia man. The state’s key witness told numerous versions of what happened and had an incentive to help the police by receiving immunity for drug crimes. 🧵
Be sure to check out our latest newsletter where we discuss Robert Roberson, Odell Adams, Darryl, Nieves, and Lawrence Keith Johnson’s cases.
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I was wrongly convicted of killing my baby. Then a waitress helped me
“Ashley Jordan’s life fell apart the day her baby died. It was June 2008, and her newborn, McKenzy, was just three days old. The nightmare that followed is hard to comprehend.”
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