It’s #WrongfulConvictionDay, and I want to introduce you to some exonerees! Please RETWEET this thread to help raise awareness about the problem of wrongful convictions and to celebrate those who’ve survived the fire.
There are far too many wrongful convictions with a number in their title. Here’s me and @mandunderbridge with Korey Wise of the Central Park 5. Korey was 16 when he was arrested and served nearly 14 years before he was exonerated.
Here’s Anna Vasquez of the San Antonio 4, a group of gay hispanic women falsely accused of child molestation during the satanic panic. Anna served 15 years before she was exonerated in 2016.
Here’s Damien Echols of the #WM3. Damien was 18 when he was arrested, also in connection with a satanic panic case. He served 18 years before he was released on an Alford plea. He & his codefendants, Jason Baldwin and Jesse Misskelley are still fighting for full exoneration
Obie Anthony is my exoneree twin! We were both released from prison on the exact same day: Oct 4th, 2011. I interviewed Obie for Labyrinths. He now helps exonerees after they’re released with his foundation @exoneratenation podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exo…
It is surprisingly common for exonerees to devote themselves to helping others. During the pandemic, I interviewed dozens for @crimestorymedia. Khalil Rushdan spent 15 years inside for a wrongful murder conviction. He now works with the ACLU in Arizona. crimestory.com/2020/04/13/ama…
@JarrettAdamsLaw spent 10 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. Once he was exonerated, he became a lawyer to help free more innocent people.
crimestory.com/2020/09/10/int…
Check out Jarrett's new book, Redeeming Justice!
jarrettadamslaw.com/redeeming-just…
Marty Tankleff @exoner8ed spent 17 years locked up for the murder of his own parents before he was exonerated. He too became a lawyer. Like me, he’s on the board of the @Douglassproject helping to humanize the incarcerated. crimestory.com/2020/05/10/ama…
Noura Jackson was 18 when she was wrongly convicted of stabbing her mother to death. She served 11 years before she was freed. crimestory.com/2020/06/03/ama…
Heidi Goodwin was wrongfully convicted due to the now discredited shaken baby syndrome. She served 10 years before she was exonerated. crimestory.com/2020/04/30/ama…
Jens Soering was a 18-year-old German foreign exchange student in Virginia when he was wrongfully convicted of a double homicide. His case has many echoes of my own, but it took 34 years for him to be released. I covered his story here: art19.com/shows/the-trut…
And there are so, so so many more. Felipe Rodriguez, 27 years.
Orlando Boquete, 13 years, and @bigantdipippo1, 20 years.
Josh Kezer, 15 years.
Juan Rivera, 19 years
Mario Casciaro, 3 years
Michael Hanline, 36 years
Irishman @MisePeterP was on death row for 15 years. After his exoneration, he met his wife Sunny Jacobs, 17 years on death row. Together they founded the @SunnyCenterFDN.
Ryan Ferguson, 10 years, and Darryl Burton, 23 years
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