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Recent News:
- The Suffering of Parchman’s Death Row February 22, 2020
- Shocking Deaths January 12, 2020
- Grounds for Optimism December 17, 2019
- Twenty-Five Years on Death Row November 10, 2019
- Racially Charged Injustice October 30, 2019
- A Trail of Hidden Victims September 27, 2019
- Sickness and Deaths August 15, 2019
- Racially Motivated Manipulation July 17, 2019
- Happy 51st birthday! June 12, 2019
- The US Supreme Court’s Exceptional Barbarity May 18, 2019
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Category Archives: Death Row
The Suffering of Parchman’s Death Row
18 inmates have died in Mississippi prisons since December 29, some as a result of violence. 10 of the deaths were at the state penitentiary at Parchman, where Willie Manning is incarcerated. State law requires death row to remain at … Continue reading
Posted in African American, Death Row, Mississippi, prison conditions, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged African American, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, February 2020, Fly Manning, Governor Tate Reed, Mississippi, Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner, Parchman, Pelicia Hall, prison conditions, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Twenty-Five Years on Death Row
Today, November 10, 2019, marks 25 years since Willie Manning first entered death row. A jury had found him guilty of murdering Tiffany Miller and Jon Steckler, despite no physical evidence linking him to the murders. Two years later Willie … Continue reading
Posted in criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, Mississippi, USA, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged African American, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, fingerprint analysis, Fly Manning, Forrest Allgood, Jon Steckler, Mississippi, Mississippi State Penitentiary, Mississippi Supreme Court, November 2019, Tiffany Miller, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
A Timetable for Testing
Judge Howard of the Oktibbeha County Court has set limits to the time to be spent on DNA testing for Willie Manning’s remaining case. The judge has issued a Scheduling Order, which sets out a timetable to be followed both by … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, Mississippi, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged Bode Cellmark, capital punishment, Circuit Court of Oktibbeha County, criminal justice, death penalty, DNA testing, February 2019, Fly Manning, forensics, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Judge Howard, Judge Lee Howard, Mississippi, Scheduling Order, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Willie’s Family
Willie Manning’s daughter turned 3 years old soon after he entered death row; she is now 27. Willie has thus been absent for most of his daughter’s childhood and adolescence, and for much of her twenties; he has been unable … Continue reading
Posted in African American, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, Fly Manning, Mississippi, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Tagged African American, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, December 2018, Fly Manning, holiday season, innocence, Mississippi, prisoners' families, USA, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful conviction
Happy 50th birthday!
Today, June 12, 2018, we wish Willie Jerome Manning a happy 50th birthday. Happy birthday, Willie!
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, Fly Manning, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County, Parchman, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Tagged African American, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, Fly Manning, Injustice, Innocent, June 2018, Mississippi, Mississippi State Penitentiary, Parchman, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Happy 49th Birthday!
Today is Willie Manning’s 49th birthday. He has spent 22½ years on death row. When Willie was first questioned by law enforcement about the murder of two students he remained upbeat, confident that his innocence would be recognized and that … Continue reading
Posted in African Americans, capital punishmant, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, Fly Manning, law enforcement, Mississippi, police misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged 2500 Club, birthday, capital punishment, death penalty, Death Row, execution, Fly Manning, Injustice, June 2017, law enforcement, lie detector, Mississippi, Paula Hathorn, police misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct, Starkville, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
A Good Start to 2017
On death row any good news can raise the spirits. As 2017 begins, Willie Manning must be happy to know that a fellow inmate, Charles Crawford, has been allowed to challenge Mississippi’s plan to use compounded drugs, specifically midazolam, for … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishmant, Charles Crawford, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, lethal injection drugs, midazolam, Mississippi, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged 2017, capital punishment, Charles Crawford, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, executions, Fly Manning, January 2017, lethal injection drugs, lethal injections, midazolam, Mississippi, Mississippi Supreme Court, Tucker Carrington, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Less fortunate than ourselves
It is ten years since Clive Stafford Smith alerted the world to Willie Manning’s appalling plight. Stafford Smith’s article began: “It is a platitude to suggest that as the Christmas season approaches we should consider those less fortunate than ourselves, but … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, death row mental health, death row solitary confinement, Fly Manning, human rights abuse, Injustice, innocence, Mississippi, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged African American, capital punishment, Clive Stafford Smith, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, December 2006, December 2016, Fly Manning, human rights abuses, Injustice, innocence, Mississippi, Mississippi courts, Mississippi State Penitentiary, Parchman, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Multiple, Repeated Hygiene Breaches
The kitchen that provides food for Willie Manning and other Unit 29 inmates in Parchman prison, Mississippi, was closed down from July 24 because of its multiple, repeated hygiene breaches. Among the violations reported were: -Cornbread baked on dirty racks. -Bread … Continue reading
Posted in Death Row, Mississippi, Mississippi State Penitentiary, Parchman, prison conditions, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged African American, Death Row, Fly Manning, food hygiene, food safety, Injustice, Marshall Fisher, Mississippi, Mississippi Department of Corrections, Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner, Parchman, prison conditions, prison food, September 2016, torture, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Willie’s Birthday: Another Year Endured
June 12, 2016, will mark Willie Jerome Manning’s 48th birthday. He has been held in a tiny cell on Mississippi’s death row since he was a young man of 26. It is difficult to imagine anyone more worthy of receiving … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, Fly Manning, Mississippi, Mississippi State Penitentiary Parchman, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged African American, capital punishment, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, execution, exonerations, Fly Manning, Injustice, June 2016, lockdowns, Mississippi, Mississippi State Penitentiary Parchman, prison, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
