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Ron Jacobsen in his youth. (Image: Courtesy of the Jacobsen family.)


** Help Free Ron Jacobsen After 30 Years of Wrongful Incarceration
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In 1990, Ron Jacobsen was arrested for the kidnapping and rape of a Georgia woman even though he was close to 200 miles away in Tennessee with his fiancée and her family at the time of the crime. He’s spent the past 30 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. A year and a half ago, his conviction was overturned based on DNA evidence that excluded him as the attacker — but Ron is still sitting in jail. After 20 months in limbo, a judge finally set Ron’s bail at $500,000. Ron and his family need to raise $65,000 up front for bail and processing fees in order for him to be released — can you help Ron by making a donation right now so he can be at home with his family while he fights to be fully exonerated? ([link removed])
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Robert DuBoise, 59, was officially exonerated from all charges in the 1983 rape and murder of a young woman after serving nearly 37 years in prison on Sept. 14, 2020, in Tampa, Florida. (Image: Casey Brooke Lawson/The Innocence Project)


** Why This Exoneree and First-Time Voter Wants You to Get to the Polls
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Robert DuBoise was only 18 when he was arrested for rape and murder in 1983. He was wrongfully convicted and spent the next nearly 37 years in prison, so he never got to exercise his right to vote. Last month, he was finally exonerated. Registering to vote was a top priority of his after being freed, and last week he was one of the first to vote at his polling site. Read more about Robert’s story and why voting is so important to him. ([link removed])
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Exoneree Clemente Aguirre. (Image: Lacy Atkins/Innocence Project)


** Por qué las personas latines son especialmente vulnerables a una condena injusta
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El estatus migratorio, las barreras del idioma, la pobreza y los prejuicios raciales son algunos de los factores que pueden hacer que las persona Latinx e inocentes sean arrestadas y condenadas por delitos que no cometieron. Obtenga más información sobre cómo las condenas injustas afectan a la comunidad Latinx. ([link removed])
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Rosa Jimenez, before her wrongful conviction, holding her daughter Brenda. (Image: Courtesy of Rosa Jimenez)


** A Judge Overturned Her Conviction on Her Last Birthday, But She’s Still in Prison a Year Later
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Rosa Jimenez has spent her last 17 birthdays behind bars, wishing to go home. Last year, on her 37th birthday, a judge overturned her murder conviction and ordered that she either be given a new trial or released within four months. But this month, Rosa spent her 38th birthday still in prison as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pursues an appeal of the judge’s decision. In honor of her birthday, take a moment to send Rosa an encouraging note. ([link removed])
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** Exonerations Around the U.S.
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Midwest Innocence Project client John Brown ([link removed]) was exonerated after 26 years; West Virginia Innocence Project client Charles "Jason" Lively ([link removed]) was exonerated after 14 years; Western Michigan University Cooley Law School Innocence Project client Lacino Hamilton ([link removed]) was exonerated after 26 years; Exoneration Project client Jackie Wilson was exonerated after 38 years; Northern California Innocence Project client Robert (Bob) Fenenbock ([link removed]) was exonerated after after 28 years; Hawaii Innocence Project client Roynes Dural ([link removed]) was exonerated after 8 years.
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