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Georgia Executes Man Despite Intellectual Disability
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA Black disabled Georgia man who was convicted nearly three decades ago for murdering his ex-girlfriend, among other crimes, was executed on Wednesday...
The fight to end juvenile life sentences without parole – which only happen in America
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLorenzo Harrell, 46, says he owes society a debt he can never repay, after committing a homicide...
Louisiana Passes A Bill That Could Free Some ‘10/6 Lifers’
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOnce signed into law, the bill would give parole eligibility to some of Louisiana’s elderly...
Convicted killer wins a fourth chance at parole in 1965 murder
The Salem News, Mass. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 4—SALEM — A former Salem man whose criminal career spanned sweeping changes in the criminal justice system has been granted a fourth chance at parole from a life sentence for the murder ...
Formerly incarcerated North Carolinians can’t vote while serving felony sentences
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThousands of formerly incarcerated North Carolina residents serving felony sentences will no longer...
Released felons in North Carolina eligible to vote in future elections
Times-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCurrently, 83,837 North Carolinians may be ineligible to vote due to their past and current North...
California DA Candidate Previously Excluded Black Juror Based On Race, Judge Found
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA federal court threw out two convictions in a 2000 case after the finding against Ron Freitas, who...
They could vote in 2022 NC elections. But in 2023, their ‘voices don’t matter’
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 6 months agoJames Silva Jr. is a senior systems engineer who is active at his local church and, for years,...
She had the right to vote in NC and didn’t know it. Now she’s spreading the word.
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 years agoThe letter arrived just days after Tiffany Stamm’s court hearing. While her drug conviction hadn’t...
Too few released from NC prisons decades after teen crime convictions, advocates say
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 1 year agoNorth Carolina's juvenile justice system They were sentenced to long prison terms for crimes they...