Tag Archives: USA

Death Row Highs and Lows

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Justice for Willie

Jacob Blake, an African American man, was shot in the back and seriously injured by police in Wisconsin in front of three of his young sons last month. Sadly, news like this is not infrequent, and is always depressing for … Continue reading →

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Excessive and Inhuman

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Justice for Willie

Willie Manning has been on death row for an astonishing 25 years. He’s not alone in suffering such a long period of incarceration: of the 41 inmates on Mississippi’s death row, 18 have been imprisoned for 20 years or more; … Continue reading →

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Happy 52nd Birthday!

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Justice for Willie

Today, Friday June 12, 2020, is Willie Manning’s 52nd birthday. We wish him a happy birthday. Willie has been depressed by the video footage showing African American George Floyd being killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis, while other … Continue reading →

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The Puzzle of the Hair Fragments

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Justice for Willie

At Willie Manning’s trial, an FBI hair expert testified about hair fragments vacuumed from Tiffany Miller’s car. The expert stated that the hair was African American (an assertion that the FBI and DOJ discredited in 2013). With no physical evidence … Continue reading →

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COVID-19

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Justice for Willie

Staying inside a tiny prison cell all day, every day, day after day is not easy. Willie Manning likes taking advantage of the little opportunity he gets to go outside for restricted exercise, where he may also find solace in … Continue reading →

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The Suffering of Parchman’s Death Row

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Justice for Willie

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 →

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Shocking Deaths

Posted on January 12, 2020 by Justice for Willie

There has been shock and horror in Mississippi and beyond at the deaths of five Mississippi prison inmates in less than a week. Three of the deaths were at the state penitentiary at Parchman, the prison where Willie Manning is … Continue reading →

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Grounds for Optimism

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Justice for Willie

2019 is drawing to a close on an optimistic note! Willie Manning’s fellow death row inmate, Curtis Flowers, has finally been granted freedom (on bail) after being subjected to six trials during nearly two decades. The improper prosecutor strikes for … Continue reading →

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Twenty-Five Years on Death Row

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Justice for Willie

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 →

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Racially Charged Injustice

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Justice for Willie

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 →

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