[Pervis Payne]
Selby: “There is still time to save Payne’s life…Payne’s family, legal team, and supporters are continuing to call for justice in his case, as Davis’ family continues to push for the truth and to end the death penalty.”
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[Mass Incarceration\Innocence Project\Rosa Jimenez]
This past October, U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel overturned Jimenez’s murder conviction and ordered a new trial based on Jimenez being denied her constitutional right to a fair trial.
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[Criminal Justice\Execution of Ledell Lee]
Cassandra Stubbs, director of the ACLU Capital Punishment Project: “Two of the biggest predictors of a death sentence are racial bias and the quality of counsel. There is tremendous evidence that both of these factors played out in Ledell’s case. He should never have ever been executed under these circumstances.”
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[Wrongful Convictions\Innocence Project\Gerry Thomas]
Although Thomas had an alibi and did not match the description of the assailant in conspicuous ways, he was found guilty and sentenced to 50 to 75 years for criminal sexual conduct, armed robbery and assault with intent to murder.
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[Criminal Justice\ New York Pre-trial Reform]
Innocence Project’s Rebecca Brown: “The previous system that harmed poor people and people of color, reduced public safety, convicted the innocent, and cost taxpayers hundreds of millions could not be defended. New Yorkers committed to fairness and equality under the law should not be frightened of change; instead they should celebrate and embrace it.”
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[Criminal Justice\Felipe Rodriquez]
Nina Morrison Innocence Project: “We are thrilled that Felipe is finally cleared of this wrongful conviction…But amidst the joy of today’s exoneration, let’s not forget that Felipe’s wrongful conviction and imprisonment could well have been prevented if he’d received a fair trial at which the jury heard the evidence presented in court today.”
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[Mass Incarceration News\Rodney Reed]
Bryce Benjet, Mr. Reed’s Innocence Project attorney: “We are thankful that the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles have unanimously voted for a 120-day reprieve (before an indefinite stay was granted) of Mr. Reed’s execution. This time is critical to allow for proper consideration of the powerful new evidence of his innocence and possible DNA testing that could help prove who actually committed the crime. We hope that Governor Abbott will consider all of the facts in this case, and adopt the Board’s recommendation as soon as possible.”
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[Criminal Justice News\Rodney Reed]
“Mr. Reed’s case recalls the sentiment then-Governor George W. Bush expressed in 1998 when he commuted the sentence against Henry Lee Lucas in the face of grave doubt about his guilt. ‘As a supporter of the death penalty . . . I feel a special obligation to make sure the State of Texas never executes a person for a crime they may not have committed,’ Bush said.”
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[New York News\Sharonne Salaam\ Justice 4 Wrongly Incarcerated]
Sharonne Salaam: “We would like the people to know…they have the power to assist in helping this bill to pass. Because so many of our people in our community face this issue. And one of the things they can do is call their representative and tell them to pass this bill immediately.”
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[Criminal Justice\ Rodney Reed]
Bryce Benjet, senior staff attorney at the Innocence Project and Reed’s lead counsel: “It should be clear to anyone who looks at the evidence in this case that Mr. Reed did not commit the sexual assault or murder of Stacey Stites. To execute Mr. Reed would be a grave miscarriage of justice that will create irreparable damage to public confidence in the accuracy and fairness of the Texas criminal justice system.”
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