In 19 days, #RobertRoberson will be executed by the state of Texas despite strong evidence of his innocence. Yesterday, state reps visited Robert, calling for clemency in his case. Sign Robert's petition and urge Gov. Abbott to grant him clemency: https://lnkd.in/eD7FT5wJ
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We work to free innocent people from prison using DNA and transform the criminal legal system.
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The Innocence Project is a non-profit legal clinic created by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld in 1992. The project is a national litigation and public policy organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.
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Updates
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Last week, a group of state legislators supporting clemency for #RobertRoberson personally met with him to pray with him and express their concerns about his case. These legislators also signed a letter to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles requesting clemency for Robert.
Texas Lawmakers Pray With Robert Roberson and Urge Clemency
innocenceproject.org
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Since 1973, the Death Penalty Information Center calculates that 200 people have been executed and later exonerated and found innocent, further highlighting the grave consequences of a flawed and immoral practice like the death penalty.
Here's Why L.A.'s Top Law Enforcement Official Wants to Ban the Death Penalty
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"We have less a criminal justice and more a legal adversarial system where the focus prioritizes winning way more than truth or justice." — NBC News's Dan Slepian on the Today Show discussing his new book the "Sing Sing Files". Buy now: https://shorturl.at/SzKNA
‘Sing Sing Files’ author talks toll on life for the falsely imprisoned
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The state must recognize that #RobertRoberson's conviction was built on a gross misinterpretation of his behavior and discredited medical science. With just 15 days left until his execution, the state of Texas should not kill an innocent, disabled man for a crime that never occurred.
Autism Ignored in Texas Court: Robert Roberson's Fight to Halt Execution
innocenceproject.org
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Today, on #WrongfulConvictionDay, urge your members of Congress to support increased funding for innocence and forensic science programs in the FY25 CJS appropriations bill. Call your lawmakers today by dialing 771-444-7882 or filling out our form:
Support FY25 Funding for Innocence and Forensic Science Programs - Innocence Project
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“If there is even the shadow of a doubt of innocence, the death penalty should never be an option,” said St. Louis County‘s chief prosecutor, Wesley Bell, who argued that Marcellus "Khaliifah" Williams's life should be spared.
Column: What kind of country would kill Marcellus Williams despite the doubts about his conviction?
latimes.com
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Marcellus "Khaliifah" Williams should be alive today. In a country that aspires to fulfill the promise of equal justice under law, there should be no place for the death penalty, a barbaric anachronism that does nothing to keep people safe.
Marcellus Williams Deserved More Than Two Paragraphs From the Supreme Court
ballsandstrikes.org
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A group of bipartisan state lawmakers traveled Friday afternoon to the Allan B. Polunsky Unit to meet, pray and share hope with #RobertRoberson, who has spent the past two decades on death row for a crime that never occurred.
‘Work worth doing': Texas lawmakers visit, pray with Robert Roberson as execution nears
dallasnews.com