This is Marvin Guy. He's been in jail almost 10 years waiting for trial.
He's facing life in prison—for killing someone who was breaking into his house before sunrise. The kicker: That person was a cop conducting a no-knock raid.
His trial ended today. A thread.
With the threat of coronavirus looming large over the nation’s prisons, The Marshall Project emailed our list of people with family and friends behind bars to understand how they are weathering the crisis. Nearly 450 people in 32 states responded. https://t.co/B19Al9cBBA
In 1989, two men were convicted of murder—partially based on a forensic science expert's testimony about a bloody towel. Decades later, the towel was tested for DNA, but the substance wasn't blood. Now, the men will get new trials.
via @hartfordcourant https://t.co/7vnUFFQH4y
Rhode Island: Will you contact your Senators and urge them to support HB 5329/SB 701 to compensate the innocent? Call 401-702-2445 to take action! https://t.co/Ic7BLEAw25
Rhode Island: Do you support compensating the wrongfully convicted? Nationally, 33 states provide some form of compensation to the wrongfully convicted — it’s time for Rhode Island to do right by its exonerees too. https://t.co/Ic7BLEAw25
At Stanford, I studied Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity and how the legal system disproportionately impacts communities of color. Now, I work to correct and prevent wrongful convictions. On this #GivingTuesday, please consider supporting @NEInnocence. #StanfordTogether