Thank you, @maddow, for continuing to cover the fight to free Kevin Strickland. There is no justice in a criminal legal system that keeps known innocent people like Kevin Strickland and Lamar Johnson incarcerated.
Midwest Innocence Project
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Midwest Innocence Project
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Midwest Innocence Project (MIP):
Non-profit dedicated to investigation, litigation, exoneration of the wrongfully convicted in Mo., Kan., Ark., Iowa & Neb.
- Missouri intends to execute our client Marcellus Williams on Tuesday for a crime he did not commit. NAACP President Derrick Johnson is urging Gov. Mike Parson to halt the execution, saying it would amount to a “horrible miscarriage of justice." buff.ly/4dleVgJ
- BREAKING: The Court has granted Jackson County Prosecutor's Motion to Vacate Kevin Strickland's conviction and ordered him discharged immediately!!!
- Midwest Innocence Project and Innocence Project client #MarcellusWilliams will be executed on Sept. 24 for a crime he didn't commit if @GovernorMikeParson does not step in. Join us in calling him now: 417-373-3400 buff.ly/4epWlFd
- BREAKING: St. Louis County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Hilton has denied the motion to vacate #MarcellusWilliams’ conviction. Marcellus is set to be executed on Sept. 24 for a crime he did not commit.
- Christopher Dunn is FREE! After 34 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Chris walked out of the St. Louis City Courthouse yesterday with his wife, Kira.
- Congratulations to former MIP client Richard Jones, who received his certificate of innocence today under the new Kansas compensation law. Richard will received $1,103,945 for the 16 years he spent wrongfully... kansascity.com/news/local/cri…
- BREAKING: The State has dismissed all charges against MIP client John Brown whose conviction was reversed in 2018. Mr. Brown served 26 years for a crime he did not commit. He is now officially exonerated!
- @innocenceproject and @the.mip client #MarcellusWilliams will be executed on Sept. 24 for a crime he didn't commit if @GovParsonMO does not step in. #SaveMarcellus
- We are ecstatic to welcome home MIP and @innocence client Anthony Dixon, whose release on Dec 17, 2021, marked the end of the 28 years he spent in prison for a crime he did not commit.
- Though Mr. Strickland is free he will receive nothing from the state of Missouri. Please consider donating to his GoFundMe: gofundme.com/f/help-kevin-s…
- Lamonte McIntyre was exonerated because of courageous Black women who came forward to speak about the horrors they suffered from the acts of Detective Roger Golubski. While Lamonte is free, they are still waiting for justice.C/W: Explicit Content For 3 years, The Root has investigated a heinous police scandal involving accusations of corruption, serial rape and possibly murder. Perhaps the reason these allegations haven't made national news is that the victims are Black women bit.ly/3vtbK1D
- BREAKING: Circuit Court Judge Daren Adkins has issued an order finding Ricky Kidd is innocent and that the State withheld evidence in violation of Brady v. Maryland. The Court has ordered that Ricky Kidd be released or retried within 30 days.
- After 34 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Christopher Dunn walked out of the St. Louis City Courthouse in July with his wife, Kira. Convicted in 1990 based on recanted testimonies, his fight for justice faced many hurdles.
