Profile picture
Sister Helen Prejean
@helenprejean
, 13 tweets, 3 min read Read on Twitter
166 innocent people have been exonerated and freed from death row in the United States since 1973. Say their names today on #WrongfulConvictionDay.
1. David Keaton
2. Samuel Poole
3. Wilbert Lee
4. Freddie Pitts
5. James Creamer
6. Christopher Spicer
7. Thomas Gladish
(cont.)
8. Richard Greer
9. Ronald Keine
10. Clarence Smith
11. Delbert Tibbs
12. Earl Charles
13. Jonathan Treadway
14. Gary Beeman
15. Jerry Banks
16. Larry Hicks
17. Charles Giddens
18. Michael Linder
19. Johnny Ross
20. Ernest Graham
21. Annibal Jaramillo
22. Lawyer Johnson
(cont.)
23. Larry Fisher
24. Anthony Brown
25. Neil Ferber
26. Clifford Bowen
27. Joseph Brown
28. Perry Cobb
29. Darby Tillis
30. Vernon McManus
31. Anthony Peek
32. Juan Ramos
33. Robert Wallace
34. Richard Jones
35. Willie Brown
36. Larry Troy
37. Randall Adams
38. Robert Cox
(cont.)
39. James Richardson
40. Clarence Brandley
41. John Skelton
42. Dale Johnston
43. Jimmy Mathers
44. Gary Nelson
45. Bradley Scott
46. Charles Smith
47. Jay Smith
48. Kirk Bloodsworth
49. Federico Macias
50. Walter McMillian
51. Gregory Wilhoit
52. James Robison
(cont.)
53. Muneer Deeb
54. Andrew Golden
55. Adolph Munson
56. Robert Cruz
57. Rolando Cruz
58. Alejandro Hernandez
59. Sabrina Butler
60. Joseph Burrows
61. Verneal Jimerson
62. Dennis Williams
63. Roberto Miranda
64. Gary Gauger
65. Troy Jones
66. Carl Lawson
67. David Grannis
(cont.)
68. Ricardo Guerra
69. Benjamin Harris
70. Robert Hayes
71. Christopher McCrimmon
72. Randal Padgett
73. Robert Miller
74. Curtis Kyles
75. Shareef Cousin
76. Anthony Porter
77. Steven Smith
78. Ronald Williamson
79. Ronald Jones
80. Clarence Dexter
81. Warren Manning
(cont.)
82. Alfred Rivera
83. Steve Manning
84. Eric Clemmons
85. Joseph Green
86. Earl Washington
87. William Nieves
88. Frank Smith
89. Michael Graham
90. Albert Burrell
91. Oscar Morris
92. Peter Limone
93. Gary Drinkard
94. Joaquin Martinez
95. Jeremy Sheets
96. Charles Fain
(cont.)
97. Juan Melendez
98. Ray Krone
99. Thomas Kimbell
100. Larry Osborne
101. Aaron Patterson
102. Madison Hobley
103. Leroy Orange
104. Stanley Howard
105. Rudolph Holton
106. Lemuel Prion
107. Wesley Quick
108. John Thompson
109. Timothy Howard
110. Gary James
(cont.)
111. Joseph Amrine
112. Nicholas Yarris
113. Alan Gell
114. Gordon Steidl
115. Laurence Adams
116. Dan Bright
117. Ryan Matthews
118. Ernest Willis
119. Derrick Jamison
120. Patrick Croy
121. Harold Wilson
122. John Ballard
123. Curtis McCarty
124. Michael McCormick
(cont.)
125. Jonathon Hoffman
126. Kennedy Brewer
127. Glen Chapman
128. Levon Jones
129. Michael Blair
130. Nathson Fields
131. Paul House
132. Daniel Moore
133. Ronald Kitchen
134. Herman Lindsey
135. Michael Toney
136. Yancy Douglas
137. Paris Powell
138. Robert Springsteen
(cont.)
139. Anthony Graves
140. Gussie Vann
141. Joe D'Ambrosio
142. Damon Thibodeaux
143. Seth Penalver
144. Reginald Griffin
145. Glenn Ford
146. Carl Dausch
147. Henry McCollum
148. Leon Brown
149. Ricky Jackson
150. Wiley Bridgeman
151. Kwame Ajamu
152. Debra Milke
(cont.)
153. Anthony Hinton
154. Willie Manning
155. Alfred Brown
156. Lawrence Lee
157. Derral Hodgkins
158. Isaiah McCoy
159. Rodricus Crawford
160. Ralph Wright
161. Rickey Newman
162. Gabriel Solache
163. Vicente Benavides
164. Clemente Aguirre-Jarquin
165. Clifford Williams
(cont.)
166. Charles Finch

All 166 of these men and women were falsely accused, wrongfully convicted, and sent to death row for crimes they did not commit. Say their names today on #WrongfulConvictionDay.
Missing some Tweet in this thread?
You can try to force a refresh.

Like this thread? Get email updates or save it to PDF!

Subscribe to Sister Helen Prejean
Profile picture

Get real-time email alerts when new unrolls are available from this author!

This content may be removed anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

Related hashtags

#WrongfulConvictionDay

More from @helenprejean see all

Profile picture
Sister Helen Prejean
@helenprejean
#RodneyReed's attorneys just filed a motion asking a Bastrop County judge to cancel Rodney's November 20th execution date. The motion raises two new pieces of evidence that implicate Jimmy Fennell, the victim's fiancé at the time of her death, as the real killer.
Reminder: #RodneyReed was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Stacey Stites. The evidence comprehensively shows that Rodney is innocent and implicates Fennell as the real killer. The prosecution's case against Rodney is "medically and scientifically impossible."
First piece of new evidence: An insurance salesperson recently signed a sworn affidavit saying that Jimmy Fennell threatened to kill Stacey Stites while they were purchasing a life insurance policy.
Read 9 tweets
Profile picture
Sister Helen Prejean
@helenprejean
This is a truly reprehensible decision by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The court's majority denies justice not only for Paul Storey but also for the victim, Jonas Cherry, and his parents. texastribune.org/2019/10/02/pau…
Paul Storey was convicted of killing Jonas Cherry in 2008. Jonas Cherry's parents repeatedly told prosecutors that they did not want the death penalty. The prosecutor lied to the jury and said that all of Jonas's family members supported a death sentence.
Jonas Cherry's parents, Glenn and Judith, reiterated their opposition to Paul Storey's execution in 2017: "As a result of Jonas' death, we do not want to see another family having to suffer through losing a child and family member."
Read 9 tweets
Profile picture
Sister Helen Prejean
@helenprejean
Today is International #WrongfulConvictionDay.

Any wrongful conviction is a human tragedy. It means time spent in jail for something you did not do. It means a loss of reputation. It means a loss of connection to your web of human fellowship.
A wrongful conviction means the shrinking of your future. It means a diminishment of your time on this earth. When that wrongful conviction leads to a death sentence, the consequences are even more dire.
There have been at least 166 death row exonerations – a dramatically conservative estimate. I cry for the torture, the friendship loss, the family loss, the life-loss, that these people have endured.
Read 5 tweets

Related threads

Profile picture
Scott Hechinger
@ScottHech
John Thompson. Spent 14 yrs on death row. Nearly killed. Exonerated. Started org to help exonerees. Won $14 million lawsuit. Going to donate to his org. New Orleans DA appealed. Supreme Court reversed award. He died 2 years ago. #WrongfulConvictionDay nytimes.com/2017/10/04/obi…
"John Thompson got to live 14 yrs as a free man-the same number he spent on Louisiana’s death row, condemned for a 1984 murder he didn’t commit.” Seven times Louisiana set a date for his execution. Despite prosecutor knowing *before his trial even began that he was innocent.
After release he focused on holding the prosecutors who tried for so long to kill him accountable, while helping other exonerees. Despite winning a $14 million suit-$1 million for each yr spent about to die-Clarence Thomas denied him a dime bc he found no "pattern of misconduct"
Read 7 tweets
Profile picture
The Intercessor 🇺🇸⭐⭐⭐🇺🇸
@Justice4allCQ
Blessed heavenly Father,

thank you for your loving ways and desires. You are truly wonderful.

Lord, we as a nation have grieved you through many sins.
We come before you #united as your people and humbly ask forgiveness as we are turning away from and are exposing the evil in our country.
Thank you for hearing and answering our prayers. You are our God and we are your people in this country you have given us. These United States of America. One nation under you Lord.
Read 9 tweets
Profile picture
The Strategy Bin
@StrategyBin
06/01/2019 - 78 years ago today, the longest-serving #UnitedStates #President, #Franklin D. #Roosevelt (#FDR) addressed the 77th #Congress with his "#Four #Freedoms" speech with the intent to shift #US #foreign #policy from that of #neutrality to #interventionist.
#FDR promoted the idea that the people of the world, in all nations, shared entitlement to four freedoms: that of the freedom of speech and expression, the freedom of worship, the freedom from want and the freedom from fear.
#FDR is arguably one of the most 'successful' #US Presidents. Some would argue that on the basis of his numerous social policies such as 'the New Deal'. Others, however, would argue that his role during the second world war was more prevalent to his success & everlasting legacy.
Read 39 tweets
Profile picture
Tricia Bushnell
@tcita
Today is #WrongfulConvictionDay -- a day near and dear to my heart.
This year, three more members of @The_MIP family came home: Rodney Lincoln, Faye Jacobs, and John Brown. #WrongfulConvictionDay
While they are free, they are not yet exonerated. #WrongfulConvictionDay
Read 24 tweets
Profile picture
Michelle Malkin
@michellemalkin
Today is #WrongfulConvictionDay - I'll be tweeting about criminal injustice, false allegations, exonerations, prosecutorial misconduct, forensic science & due process all day on this thread.
My published work on #wrongfulconvictions goes way back to 1998 covering the horrific Wenatchee child sex abuse witch hunts. We need to learn from the past to prevent future, hysterical mob-driven injustice against the innocent==>
community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=…
#WrongfulConvictionDay
Lying about crime is a crime. Until the liars and hoaxers and enablers are prosecuted vigorously, #wrongfulconvictions and #falseallegations will escalate and ruin many more countless lives.

#wrongfulconvictionday
Read 13 tweets
Profile picture
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
@billyjoecain
At dinner, I learned more about corruption + racism built into society by our masters. A book we discussed (Zinn) was used as part of this "Left" resource's bibliography. I had to share. [A thread]

@BlackSocialists - thoughts on this resource?

historyisaweapon.com/indextrue.html
It very simply lays out the case that we are all being controlled. It covers hidden history of the United States including their (and, due to the systems created by our masters, our) racism. 

#racism #systemicracism #history
If you haven't been in school for a while (or are in a terrible school), some of the words might trip you up. Dictionary.com and Wikipedia.org are two good resources to help you.
Read 39 tweets

Trending hashtags

#Terrorism #Britain #DOIT #MS13 #States #Banks #Rodney #warrantless #Medals #EuropeSlowing #Medal #government #France #police #brexit #Genocide #DemDebate #Republicans #ArrestAll #demograhics #Innocent #CENSORSHIP #Military #Team #ChildAbuse
Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!