-
Recent News:
- Powerless to Help November 1, 2021
- The Circuit Court Abused its Discretion June 12, 2021
- February Hope February 19, 2021
- 2020: an Eventful Year December 24, 2020
- 2020 US Election October 10, 2020
- Death Row Highs and Lows September 5, 2020
- Excessive and Inhuman July 29, 2020
- Happy 52nd Birthday! June 12, 2020
- The Puzzle of the Hair Fragments May 10, 2020
- COVID-19 April 25, 2020
Media
- Video – Ain't You Got A Right To The Tree Of Life? A video made in support of Willie Manning – share this video with family and friends to show your support for Willie.
- Free download – Ain't You Got A Right To The Tree Of Life? This song is available as a free download. Please download, share and sing this song.
Other websites that support Willie Manning
We also support:
Translate this page
Category Archives: Oktibbeha County
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
Leave a comment
A Travesty of Justice
22 years ago, the conviction of Willie Manning for the murder of two students caused anger in the local community, who believed racism had influenced the verdict. On November 19, 1994, the Oktibbeha County NAACP sponsored a protest march* to … Continue reading
Posted in African American, capital punishmant, criminal justice, death penalty, Injustice, innocence, Mississippi, NAACP, Oktibbeha County, racism, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged African Americans, America, capital punishment, death penalty, Douglas Conner, Fly Manning, Injustice, Judge Lee Howard, Mississippi, Mississippi State University, NAACP, November 2016, Oktibbeha County Court, racism, The Reflector, Tiffany Miller, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
1 Comment
I Can’t Breathe
On recent letters from Willie Jerome Manning the envelopes have carried a message from him: “I can’t breathe”. These, the repeated last words of Eric Garner, a Staten Island man killed in July in a police chokehold, have become a … Continue reading
Posted in African American, America, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, Fly Manning, Injustice, miscarriages of justice, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County, police misconduct, racial discrimination, racism, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2015, African American, capital murder, Charles P. Pierce, death penalty, Death Row, Dr Douglas Conner, Eric Garner, Fly Manning, I can't breathe, Injustice, January 2015, lynching, Michael Brown, Mississippi, NAACP, Oktibbeha County, racism, Robert Holsey, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Leave a comment
A Message from Willie
Dear everyone I must have written you a hundred letters in my mind. Sometimes I just lay here and think of all the things I want to say – but for one reason or another – I always find it … Continue reading
Posted in African American, capital punishment, criminal justice USA, death penalty, Death Row, Fly Manning, Injustice, Mississippi, Mississippi judicial system, Mississippi State Penitentiary, Mississippi Supreme Court, Oktibbeha County, Parchman, post conviction review, prison conditions, solitary confinement, USA injustice, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2014, African American, capital punishment, death penalty, Death Row, December 2014, execution, Fly Manning, Injustice, Mississippi, Mississippi State Penitentiary, Oktibbeha County, Parchman, prison conditions, prisoners' mental health, solitary confinement, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful conviction
Leave a comment
Twenty Wasted Years
Today, November 10 2014, is a significant landmark for Willie Jerome Manning: on this day it is twenty years since he first entered Mississippi’s death row. When he was taken onto death row the first official White House website had just … Continue reading
Posted in African American injustice, American justice, criminal justice, death penalty, death penalty USA, Death Row, DNA testing, execution, Fly Manning, Injustice, Mississippi, Mississippi judicial system, Mississippi Supreme Court, Oktibbeha County, prison conditions, solitary confinement, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2014, African American, capital murder, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, Fly Manning, Injustice, miscarriages of justice, Mississippi, Mississippi State Penitentiary Parchman, Mississippi Supreme Court, November 2014, Oktibbeha County, solitary confinement, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Leave a comment
Watch Willie’s Oral Argument Live!
If you wish to bypass media reports and instead listen live to the arguments in Willie Jerome Manning’s second case, you can do so next Monday. A webcast from the Mississippi Supreme Court will allow access to the court proceedings … Continue reading
Posted in Brookville Garden, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Fly Manning, incentivized witness testimony, Injustice, miscarriages of justice, Mississippi, Mississippi Supreme Court, Oktibbeha County, perjured witness testimony, prosecutor misconduct, suppressed evidence, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, witness testimony, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2014, African American, Alberta Jordan, Brookville Garden, capital murder, death penalty, Death Row, Emmoline Jimmerson, Fly Manning, Injustice, Mississippi, Mississippi Supreme Court, October 2014, Oktibbeha County, prosecutorial misconduct, unreliable witnesses, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, witnesses
Leave a comment
A Judge Sits on his Leather Chair
As so many times before, Willie Jerome Manning is waiting. He is waiting to find out whether the State approves the items that he wants to have tested for DNA and fingerprints, to provide evidence for his case of the … Continue reading
Posted in African American, Brookville Garden murders, Brookville Gardens murders, capital punishment, Clive Stafford Smith, conviction, criminal justice USA, death penalty, death penalty injustice, Death Row Injustice, Fly Manning, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, Mississippi judicial system, Mississippi Supreme Court, Oktibbeha County, prosecutors, racism, USA injustice, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Jerome Manning Mississippi Death Row, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2014, African American, Brookville Garden, capital murder, conviction, death penalty, Death Row, February 2014, Fly Manning, Injustice, Innocent, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, judges, Mississippi, Mississippi judicial system, Mississippi Supreme Court, Oktibbeha County, post-conviction relief, Tiffany Miller and Jon Steckler, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Leave a comment
A Final List of Evidence
Willie Manning’s lawyers have 30 days from 31 January 2014 to reach agreement with the prosecution about exactly which items should be tested for DNA and fingerprints. The items in question relate to Willie’s 1992 case involving two students, Jon Steckler … Continue reading
Posted in African American, capital murder, death penalty, DNA testing, execution, FBI hair review, fingerprint testing, flawed testimony, Fly Manning, forensics, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County, post-conviction DNA evidence, racial discrimination, Starkville, USA injustice, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2014, African American, Automated Fingerprint Identification System, capital murder, conviction, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, FBI hair testimony review, February 2014, fingerprint analysis, Fly Manning, forensic evidence, IAFIS, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful conviction
Leave a comment
A Good Start to 2014!
Willie Manning’s request for DNA testing and fingerprint analysis was heard on Friday, January 31 2014 at the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court. Willie’s request relates to his 1992 case involving the murders of two students, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller. … Continue reading
Posted in African American, capital murder, capital punishment, death penalty, death penalty injustice, Death Row, DNA testing, execution, FBI hair review, fingerprints, Fly Manning, forensic hair testimony, forensics, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, junk science, Mississippi, murders, Oktibbeha County, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, post-conviction DNA evidence, racial prejudice, stacked jury, Tiffany Miller and Jon Steckler, USA, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, witness testimony, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2014, African American, capital murder, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, February 2014, fingerprint analysis, fingerprints, Fly Manning, Injustice, Innocent, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, Mississippi State University, no physical evidence, Oktibbeha County, post-conviction DNA evidence, Tiffany Miller and Jon Steckler, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Leave a comment
Oktibbeha Court Hearing: Time Set
Willie’s request for DNA testing and fingerprint analysis is due to be heard at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 31, 2014, at the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court in Starkville, Mississippi. His request relates to his 1992 case of two students, … Continue reading
Posted in African American, American justice, capital punishment, conviction, criminal justice USA, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, execution, fingerprint comparison, fingerprints, Fly Manning, forensics, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, junk science, law enforcement USA, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, post-conviction DNA evidence, racism, Starkville, Tiffany Miller and Jon Steckler, USA, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Tagged 2014, African American, Ain't you got a right to the tree of life, capital murder, conviction, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, fingerprint analysis, fingerprints, Fly Manning, January 2014, January 31 2014, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, post-conviction DNA evidence, Starkville, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Leave a comment
Justice for Willie Manning 