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Tag Archives: execution
Racially Charged Injustice
Like Willie Manning, Rodney Reed is on death row in the south of the USA, with a case that is racially charged: Reed, who is black, was found guilty by an all-white jury of murdering a white woman in Texas … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, racism, Rodney Reed, Texas, USA, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged African American, all-white jury, capital punishment, death penalty, DNA testing, execution, flawed forensic testimony, Governor Greg Abbott, Innocence Project, Mississippi, October 2019, racism, Rodney Reed, Texas, USA, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Ripples of Sorrow
Willie Manning’s trial for the murder of two students was held in November, 1994. A few months earlier, another Mississippi capital murder trial took place which was to change the life of one of the jurors forever.* In July, 1994, … Continue reading
Posted in Bobby Glen Wilcher, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, execution, jurors, Lindy Lou Isonhood, Mississippi, post traumatic stress disorder, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged Bobby Glen Wilcher, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, execution, Fly Manning, juries, jurors, Lindy Lou Isonhood, Mississippi, Mississippi State Penitentiary, post traumatic stress disorder, September 2018, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Five Years On
May 7, 2013 was Willie Manning’s scheduled execution date. Five years on, we recall that time through quotations. And we sincerely hope that Willie will never again experience that appalling trauma. “Mississippi, prove that institutional racism is no longer a … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, execution, Mississippi, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, execution, executioner, false testimony, FBI, Fly Manning, lynching, May 2018, Mississippi, Mississippi Constitution, racism, social media, stay of execution, trauma, US constitution, US Department of Justice, USA, vigil, 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
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
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
Mock Executions
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
Posted in African American, American torture, Brookville Gardens murders, capital punishment, conviction, death penalty, execution, Fly Manning, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, mock executions, Oktibbeha County, torture, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Tagged 2013, African American, Brookville Gardens murders, capital murder, conviction, death penalty, Death Row, death row torture, execution, Fly Manning, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Manning, Mississippi, Mississippi Supreme Court, mock executions, November 2013, Oktibbeha County, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, torture, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Al Jazeera Documentary
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
Posted in African American, Al Jazeera, American justice, ballistics testimony, capital murder, capital punishment, conviction, criminal justice system, death penalty, death penalty injustice, Death Row, DNA testing, execution, Fly Manning, forensic hair testimony, hair testimony, Injustice, Jim Hood Attorney General, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, junk science, Manning, media bias, Mississippi, Mississippi judicial system, Mississippi State Penitentiary, Mississippi Supreme Court, no physical evidence, post-conviction DNA evidence, racial discrimination, racism, stacked jury, United States of America, USA, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, Willie Manning documentary, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2013, Al Jazeera, ballistics testimony, capital murder, capital punishment USA, conviction, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, execution, Fly Manning, forensic hair testimony, Injustice, Jim Hood Attorney General, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Manning, Mississippi, no physical evidence, October 2013, racism USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, Willie Manning documentary
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Transparency, Integrity and Accountability
A new book has been reviewed this month that tells a true story not unlike that of Willie Manning. The book, ‘The Corruption of Innocence: A Journey for Justice’, by Lori St John, tells how the author tried to prevent … Continue reading
Posted in American justice, Brookville Gardens murders, capital punishment, conviction, Corruption of Innocence, criminal justice system, death penalty, death penalty injustice, Death Row, DNA testing, execution, Fly Manning, Forrest Allgood, Injustice, jailhouse snitch, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Joseph O'Dell, junk science, justice, Lori St John, Manning, Mississippi, Mississippi Governor, Mississippi Supreme Court, murders, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, Parchman, Phil Bryant, post-conviction DNA evidence, prosecutors presented false evidence, prosecutors withheld evidence, questionable witness, suppressed evidence, USA, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2013, Brookville Gardens murders, capital murder, conviction, Corruption of Innocence, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, execution, Fly Manning, Injustice, jailhouse snitches, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Joseph O'Dell, junk science, Lori St John, Manning, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, questionable witnesses, September 2013, suppressed evidence, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
