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The Bias of White Americans

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Justice for Willie

It seems that racial perceptions of crime have helped to create biased, over-harsh and counterproductive criminal justice policies in the USA. A report published last month* establishes that white Americans significantly overestimate the proportion of crimes committed by racial minorities. For … Continue reading →

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Further Developments in Both Cases

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Justice for Willie

Willie Jerome Manning has won the right to searches for evidence relating to his 1992 case involving two students. On March 6, 2014 the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court sent out seven orders, requiring ‘diligent’ searches to be made for all evidence related … Continue reading →

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A Judge Sits on his Leather Chair

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Justice for Willie

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

Oktibbeha Court Hearing: Time Set

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Justice for Willie

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 →

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Developments in both cases

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Justice for Willie

Over the holiday period Willie Jerome Manning will be able to consider recent developments in both his cases. Regarding the case of the two students, on December 16 the State filed its response to Willie’s request for DNA testing and … Continue reading →

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Paying Attention to Fingerprints

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Justice for Willie

On November 10, Willie Jerome Manning completed 19 years on Mississippi death row. Two days earlier, Kash Delano Register was released after spending 34 years in prison in California for a murder that he did not commit, after a witness admitted … Continue reading →

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Al Jazeera Documentary

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Justice for Willie

Willie Jerome Manning is to be the subject of a documentary by Al Jazeera scheduled for broadcast later this year. In May, Al Jazeera sent a team to Mississippi to interview one of Willie’s attorneys and a local social activist, … Continue reading →

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A History of Racial Disparities

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Justice for Willie

In his speech last month commemorating Martin Luther King’s famous oration, Barack Obama spoke of the need for vigilance, for instance, to ensure “the criminal justice system is not simply a pipeline from underfunded schools to overcrowded jails.” The previous … Continue reading →

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Back from the Precipice

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Justice for Willie

Last week, an article appeared in The Root reminding us of Willie Manning’s brush with death in May. The article is headlined “The Death Penalty: How Long Will It Survive?” It goes so far as to say: “In some ways, what’s … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: racism

The Bias of White Americans

Further Developments in Both Cases

A Judge Sits on his Leather Chair

Oktibbeha Court Hearing: Time Set

Developments in both cases

Paying Attention to Fingerprints

Al Jazeera Documentary

A History of Racial Disparities

Back from the Precipice

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