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Phillips Black is thrilled to welcome home Ronald Johnson, exonerated yesterday and freed after 34 years wrongfully behind bars. For over three decades, Mr. Johnson and three generations of his family have fought tirelessly to prove his innocence.
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Phillips Black is thrilled to welcome home Curtis Kingwood after the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas exonerated him and ordered his immediate release. Curtis spent 13 years as an innocent man behind bars.
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We are grateful and excited to be able to help reunite him with his wonderful family.
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RT if you think SCOTUS should end juvenile life w/o parole. Court hears JLWOP case today
http://t.co/ezvQSrPSKd
http://t.co/wWQIDXamYn
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Much love and congratulations to our client Leroy Cotton, whose life sentence was commuted today. For over 40 years, Leroy has been a loving father, grandfather, and brother from behind bars. We are so happy for him and his family!
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1 county accounts for 10% of US juveniles sentenced to life w/o parole.
#JLWOP
http://t.co/ezvQSs7tBL
http://t.co/VMAseTdI1d
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Congratulations to PB's own, Jennifer Merrigan! We are so proud to announce that Jennifer Merrigan, one of the founding principals of Phillips Black, has been selected as a Stoneleigh Fellow and will partner with PB and the Conviction Integrity Unit at the Philly DA’s Office.
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Pennsylvania provides no compensation for wrongfully conviction people like Mr. Johnson. Please help him get back on his feet as he and his family rebuild their lives together. Donate to the gofundme linked below!
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We are thrilled that
@RDunhamDP
is joining us!
I am thrilled to let you know that I am joining the
@PhillipsBlackPr
public interest practice as Special Counsel and will be continuing my research and commentary at the (soon-to-be) Death Penalty Policy Project (DP3). Here's a link to the news release.
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From Terrance Lewis_iaminnocent: Collectively We have served a total of 125+ plus on wrongful convictions. The men in this picture are indeed my brothers in struggle. Now we stand, collectively, in solidarity working together in purpose to help right the wrongs of old.
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Congrats to
@Jennywestlove
on having written first a law review article, and then, with the
@UVA
's Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, a compelling amicus brief at the heart of today's oral argument in Wooden v. United States, the Court's latest ACCA case
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Phillips Black is so happy to welcome Steven Lazar home after overturning his conviction. Steven was the victim of malicious police and prosecution. He fought to prove his innocence for 16 years, while helping bring home many other innocent men.
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📸 are Troy Cotton, Elie Kirshner, and Marco Maldonado waiting for the board’s announcement this morning.
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Grateful and proud to be a part of this critical effort led by
@MacArthrJustice
We won. The 8th Cir. affirmed the district court’s finding that the parole board’s standard practices violate our Miller clients’ 8th Amd. rights. This is big, y'all. 1/x
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Philadelphia DA Seth Williams will no longer seek to have children die in prison for their crimes.
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Virginia today became the first southern state to abolish the death penalty. In its long history, Virginia has executed over 1400 people, largely people of color. Today, Virginia brought an end to the practice. The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends towards justice
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LaWanda Jackson was sentenced to LWOP when she was just 17. Despite a sentence that meant no hope for release, she created a life in prison dedicated to helping others and continuing to learn and grow. In December, LaWanda was granted the earliest possible parole date.
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Last week, she was released. Congratulations to the unstoppable LaWanda, we can’t wait see what’s next for you! (📷:
@kvltoum
)
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@PhillipsBlackPr
attorney John Mills discusses with
@LeahLitman
@ProfMMurray
@kateashaw1
the pending SCOTUS petitions of our client, Richard Glossip, challenging his wrongful conviction and death sentence.
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His case brings to light further criminal misconduct of former Detective Philip Nordo. Check out this Inquirer article for more information on this amazing and long overdue development
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On Friday, a Montana District Court judge recognized that Steven Keefe had been rehabilitated and recommended that he immediately be paroled and struck his “no parole” restriction.
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Many thanks to
@ABADueProcess
,
@maecquinn
. Today we asked the Missouri Supreme Court to vacate its execution warrant.
#Christeson
BREAKING: 8th Circuit grants COA for
#christeson
#deathpenalty
case. See our brief in this important case here:
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So grateful for the support and honored to be among a great group here.
As you consider year-end donations, please remember groups like Arch City Defenders, LSEM, and Phillips Black Project.
#fgs
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Twenty-six former judges and prosecutors ask the Supreme Court to grant certiorari in the case of Bobby Bostic, sentenced to 241 years in prison for a nonhomicide crime committed when he was 16 years old.
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Congratulations to
@MauriceChammah
on Let the Lord Sort Them, a history of the modern death penalty in Texas that shines a light on the darkest corners of our system of punishment.
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Stop the execution of an innocent man
Help stop the execution of Marcellus Williams. Ask Governor Greitens to appoint a board of inquiry and review Mr....
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There, she will continue her work, improving the representation of wrongfully convicted and sentenced youth.
@StoneleighFdn
@jenny_merrigan
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Happy Birthday to LaQuanda “Faye” Jacobs! With the help of Phillips Black and Midwest Innocence Project, Faye was released in 2018, after being sentenced to Life Without Parole at the age of 16 for a crime she did not commit.
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Join Phillips Black at Bok as we host a conversation with Marco Maldonado and Giovanni Reid, who fought for decades to overturn their wrongful convictions and life sentences and overcome the effects of the Philadelphia police-states within which they were born and raised.
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“We need justice system leaders who hold themselves accountable for learning how and why miscarriages of justice occurred” writes National Institute of Justice Fellow James Doyle, of wrongful conviction cases in the United States, including Phillips Black client Bilaal Wilson.
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Phillips Black, Inc. is a not-for-profit law office dedicated to providing the highest quality of legal representation to U.S. inmates sentenced to the severest penalties under law.
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Anthony Wright served 25 years in prison for a murder he had nothing to do with. In 2013, DNA testing proved his innocence, linking another man to the crime. Carlos Vega prosecuted this case in 1991, but later lied, downplaying his role, and opting to re-try Wright in 2016.
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Watch the film Just Mercy (
@justmercyfilm
) before our next
#FacebookLive
discussion, and then join attorney Joseph Perkovich of Phillips Black (
@PhillipsBlackPr
), a nationwide, nonprofit law practice specializing in capital post-conviction advocacy...
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Michael Politte spent more than 20 years in prison before earning parole for a crime he was wrongfully convicted for at the age of 14. Don’t let the Missouri Senate eliminate parole opportunities for juvenile offenders like Michael with
#sb664
. They deserve a
#SecondChance
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Thank you
@MayorSlay
! We are so grateful for your support and the chance to partner with
@MikeWolffSTL
in our St. Louis work
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You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, then what does that afford you?
Philadelphia sentences more individuals to death by incarceration than any city in the country.
Come to
@bok_bar
on August 31 and hear what the right to counsel meant for some of them.
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Current and former DA’s agree that Curtis Kingwood was a victim of former detective Philip Nordo, so why is he still in prison? Curtis is innocent and deserves to be home with his family.
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Three Philly homicide detectives were indicted today on perjury charges. These officers were also involved in the wrongful convictions of PB client Bilaal Wilson and his co-defendant Chris Williams, who spent nearly three decades wrongfully incarcerated.
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Isgro Cannolis: A love story. A year ago today, Bilaal Wilson had his cannoli wish granted by the generous folks at
@isgropastries
. Their cannolis were one of the things he was most looking forward to after 28 years of being in prison for a crime he didn't commit.
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New Data: Juvenile life w/o parole is applied unfairly.
#JLWOP
#blacklivesmatter
http://t.co/ezvQSs7tBL
http://t.co/lp2leeaw7e
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We are OVERJOYED to announce that Governor Wolf has signed off on the commutation of our client, Leroy Cotton. After spending nearly 40 years in prison, we are so happy that Mr. Cotton will finally be reunited with his family.
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SCOTUS yesterday held that gross incompetence by someone's lawyer can allow for federal review of a claim, just not facts in support of that claim. The holding is illogical and undermines the right to counsel.
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PB client Ricky Davis would have been 57 years old today. Last winter, Ricky passed away after contracting COVID-19 while in custody of the Missouri DOC at Potosi Correctional Center. He was known for his generous spirit within Potosi.
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Now, Bilaal is rebuilding his life, having been released from prison into a global pandemic, with nothing but 13 boxes of legal materials and the love & support of his family and friends.
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Troy is the third co-defendant to be exonerated (after Chris Williams and PB client Bilaal Wilson) after a series of malicious prosecutions fabricated by a dirty prosecutor and his lying informant, that have now resulted in 7 acquittals or hung juries and 4 exonerations.
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We’re so excited to host a conversation with Marco Maldonado and Giovanni Reid, who fought for decades to overturn their wrongful convictions and life sentences and overcome the effects of the Philadelphia police-states within which they were born and raised.
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While on the campaign trail, President Biden promised overarching criminal justice reform, including an end to the death penalty. But since the election, the White House and the DOJ have remained silent on their plans.
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A coerced confession, an unreliable jailhouse informant, and a rush to obtain a conviction at any cost -- all hallmarks of the police and prosecutorial misconduct that were rampant under past Philly DA administrations. Carlos Vega promises a return to those practices.
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Wright was exonerated by that jury. Vega has yet to acknowledge Wright’s innocence or his own unethical conduct. Now he’s campaigning to be your new District Attorney. Philly deserves better. Vote for Larry Krasner in the Democratic primary on May 18! [pictured: Wright & Krasner]
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Mr. Keefe, now 53, had been Montana’s only inmate serving an LWOP sentence for a crime committed as a juvenile. We are grateful to Mr. Keefe’s many supporters, and we will continue to fight to secure Mr. Keefe’s release.
@ACLUMT
@activistatlaw
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Texas cannot afford to execute Terry Edwards on Thursday; too many unanswered questions remain via
@dallasnews
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Yet, he remains committed to helping finding justice for other wrongfully convicted prisoners still behind bars. If you want to support Bilaal, you can do so directly at CashApp @$TheophalisWilson [Pictured here: Bilaal & his mother outside the courthouse following his release]
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@ABAdueprocess
, we are incredibly grateful for the amicus brief and for your ongoing support.
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Michael Vincent was sentenced to life without parole when he was 15. After 30 years in prison, he was paroled to rejoin his community. He partnered with Ed Ramsey to write an op-ed for
@STLToday
about the importance of
#SecondChances
as the Missouri Senate considers
#sb664
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We are committed to fight for a criminal justice system free from arbitrariness and racial, economic, and social bias.
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Today marks one year since Theophalis “Bilaal” Wilson was released from prison, after 28 years, for a crime he didn't commit. In 1991, our client Bilaal was arrested for a 1989 triple homicide that occurred when he was just 17 years old.
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Just a few tickets left! Grab yours and join us next week!
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On Thursday, Curtis Crosland, 60, returned home to a tearful celebration with family after serving 34 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.
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For 28 years, Bilaal kept his case alive. In February 2018, Phillips Black joined his efforts and undertook a review of more than 40k records turned over by the prosecutors.
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Vega: “I was brought in at the 11th hour, two weeks before trial, just to question three witnesses.”
These statements are false. Mr. Vega was co-counsel for the Commonwealth throughout Mr. Wright’s 2016 trial, which spanned nearly three full weeks.
Based on recent press coverage referencing our client Anthony Wright's case, we are issuing this statement to simply to set the record straight about the history of Mr. Wright’s wrongful conviction.
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11 months later, the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas recognized Bilaal’s innocence, vacated his conviction and ordered his immediate release. In the words of the Conviction Integrity Unit of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office:
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Now is the time to end the end the federal death penalty
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PB client Troy Coulston was exonerated yesterday after the court vacated his 1992 conviction and the DA dropped all charges.
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Homicide prosecutor Roger King put more people on Pennsylvania’s death row than anyone else. Now, findings of misconduct cast doubt on those convictions. Check out the latest in the Inquirer’s “Losing Convictions” series
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Today, we filed a brief in the Ninth Circuit highlighting the very real fallout of foreclosing inmates from meaningfully challenging the process that the state intends to use to kill them: brutal, botched executions.
#ZaneFloyd
#abolishthedeathpenalty
#stoplethalinjection
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What’s worse, they procured the wrong kind of cyanide, betraying either AZ's incompetence or its disregard of its own protocol. Our client, Frank Atwood and another death row prisoner, Clarence Dixon, are now faced with a horrific choice.
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Just posted a photo
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Evidence of racial bias in California’s
#deathpenalty
is overwhelming. It’s time to
#ConfrontRacism
& admit CA’s
#deathpenalty
is
#BiasedBeyondRepair
.
@AGRobBonta
@GavinNewsom
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SC student arrested for recording school officer’s violent assault on classmate sitting in her desk
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Today’s rulings prevents Arizona from seeking an execution warrant for anyone until it can prove it can lawfully carry out the solemn task of taking a life.
Today’s ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court is available here:
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Tickets can be found
📸 are members of the Phillips Black team, and 3 of our clients who were released after being sentenced to death by incarceration - Leroy Cotton, Jarmaine Trice and Bilaal Wilson.
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He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole, solely based on the testimony of a criminal informant who gave 8 conflicting statements. [Pictured above: Bilaal, at 17, shortly before his arrest.]
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The Supreme Court is finally starting to reject cruel and unusual punishments.
#JLWOP
http://t.co/AoVH5BUDRL
via
@slate
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Congratulations to Jehmar Gladden, whose conviction and sentence were overturned yesterday after spending 23 years wrongfully imprisoned.
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As a result, he was wrongfully convicted of three homicides and sentenced to an unconstitutional mandatory life sentence.” [Pictured above: Bilaal, awaiting release in the courthouse basement on 1/21/2020]
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The news reached Gus Isgro who reached out to Phillips Black with an incredibly touching email. The rest is history.
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As states around the country navigate safely reopening, Arizona is focused on another project entirely: “refurbishing" its gas chamber, built in 1949. The DOC has procured bricks of cyanide in order to make the same lethal gas used at Auschwitz during the Holocaust.
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Thanks to
@juvlaw1975
and
@mtacdl
for their support of Mr. Keefe in the appeal that resulted in his recent re-sentencing.
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We are hoping to take SCOTUS up on its suggestion to establish "next logical step" of fairness in juvenile parole
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As we close this year, we’re grateful for those for whom we fought and fought alongside. We mourn those we lost, and celebrate those we fought to bring home and those who lived to fight another day. Abolition is one fight at a time. And we’re ready to keep up the fight in 2022.
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Phillips Black's latest report shows that juvenile life w/o parole unfairly targets persons of color.
http://t.co/ScOqdThpkl
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PB’s own, Amy Knight, has been recognized by Forbes magazine as one of the top lawyers in America this year! Huge congratulations for this incredible honor and acknowledgment of the difficult and important work that you do!
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Crosland was exonerated with support of District Attorney Larry Krasner’s Conviction Integrity Unit, which concluded that investigators had illegally concealed strong evidence pointing to an alternate suspect.
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Fact: CA
#deathpenalty
sentences are racially biased. Lawsuit filed by OSPD
@NAACP_LDF
@ACLU
@ACLU_NorCal
@ellabakercenter
@LatinoJustice
@WTIUSA
@WilmerHale
& Eva Paterson aims to prove CA’s death penalty violates the Equal Protection Clause of CA's Constitution.
#ConfrontRacism
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