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A Troubling Pattern of Wrongful Convictions

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Justice for Willie

In a brief filed with the Mississippi Supreme Court, the Director of the National Registry of Exonerations provides guidance for the judges considering Willie Manning’s 1993 case. As well as focusing on Willie’s case, the guidance highlights this shocking fact: “…death … 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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Al Jazeera Documentary: Update

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Justice for Willie

The Al Jazeera documentary featuring Willie Jerome Manning is now due to be broadcast in the spring. Willie’s story will be told during one episode of a series called “The System”; the episode will focus on the FBI review of forensic … Continue reading →

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Mock Executions

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Justice for Willie

For Willie Jerome Manning the waiting continues: in both his cases there are new deadlines for lawyers to meet. In the case of the two students, the State has been granted additional time to file a response to his request … 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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It Doesn’t Make Sense – A Policeman’s View

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Justice for Willie

November is likely to be a busy month for Willie Manning’s attorneys. By the middle of this month they will be able to read the State’s response to Willie’s request for DNA testing and fingerprint comparison.* Meanwhile, they must also … Continue reading →

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Wardens’ Bloodied Hands

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Justice for Willie

On October 14 Willie Manning took the next step in his quest for justice by filing his request for DNA and fingerprint testing in the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court. On the same day the Mississippi newspaper, the Clarion Ledger, published … 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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Extreme Danger Zones

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Justice for Willie

Last week the Mississippi newspaper, The Clarion Ledger, headlined ‘Miss. prisoners on death row lack air conditioning’. It states that in Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP), where Willie Manning is incarcerated, no temperature records have been kept since March last year, … 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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Tag Archives: African American

A Troubling Pattern of Wrongful Convictions

Developments in both cases

Al Jazeera Documentary: Update

Mock Executions

Paying Attention to Fingerprints

It Doesn’t Make Sense – A Policeman’s View

Wardens’ Bloodied Hands

A History of Racial Disparities

Extreme Danger Zones

Back from the Precipice

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