Judge rejects plea deal for former detective accused of framing man for murder
"the penalty for Handy would not be equal to the injustice received by Edwin Chandler, the man who was wrongfully convicted." https://t.co/oJ4tL3ISt2
After 39 years, 5 months, and 18 days (the last 10 years with DPA's Kentucky Innocence Project), Norman Graham was finally exonerated! Congratulations Norman and everyone who worked so hard for this amazing victory!
"In an 8 hour work day, I was convicted of a crime that I didn't commit" - Malcolm Alexander, @innocence client who served 38 years tells his story to @VICE_video https://t.co/qgWxmxo21E
Help us wish Larry and Calvin Ollins, Omar Saunders, + Marcellius Bradford a happy 17th year of freedom. The men were just teens when they were wrongly convicted of murdering a medical student in Chicago in 1986. They were represented by @ZellnerLaw: https://t.co/rRsmXI9ZJS
On his second day of freedom, Johnny Tall Bear, one of the first Native people to be exonerated by DNA in the U.S., attended his tribe's-the Iowa Nation-elders meeting where he received a warm welcome home.
Detective Mark Handy was indicted today for misconduct. Handy was involved in at least 3 wrongful conviction cases, including @innocence client Keith Hardin & @KIPDPA client Jeff Clark who both served more than 20 years for a murder DNA & other evidence proved they didn’t commit.
"I hope every person who can hear our voice today buys this book." - @Oprah Winfrey.
We are thrilled that the The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton is the newest selection for Oprah's Book Club!!
https://t.co/uEYOY8HrUi
Not for the first time does #Oprah shine a light on #wrongfulconvictions. The memoir is The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton. https://t.co/uVTSK30H02
Many thanks to all of the lawyers, paralegals, investigators, and advocates working day in and day out to free the innocent from prisons and jails. You're doing Gospel work! Remember, Jesus said that he was sent to proclaim freedom for prisoners and to set the oppressed free.
Happy Birthday @Abby_Smith45 ! Any donation goes along in helping us Seek Truth, Pursue Freedom, and Advance Justice. Thanks for thinking of us on your 27th birthday.
#TruthFreedomJustice https://t.co/C8VG8HHF8M
For my birthday this year I am raising money for @KIPDPA please consider donating for my 27th birthday and support all the work they do for the wrongly convicted in Kentucky. https://t.co/wJxz1RnI2G
A special prosecutor has been named to investigate a former Louisville detective who was behind the convictions of three innocent men https://t.co/N19b2J0FYp
Wrongful convictions deeply affect mothers. Whether you are the mother of a wrongfully convicted son or daughter, whether you are a mother yourself suffering wrongful conviction, or a freedom fighting mom... To all the mothers of #WrongfulConviction#HappyMothersDay