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Rodney Reed with his brother Rodrick, nephew Rodrick Jr. and mother Sandra Reed at the Allan B. Polunsky Unit, West Livingston, Texas in 2019. Photo courtesy of the Reed Justice Initiative.
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Rodney Reed Speaks Out from Death Row a Year After His Execution Stay
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Rodney Reed was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites in Bastrop, Texas, but he’s always maintained his innocence. One year ago, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stayed his execution with just five days to spare. He’s been granted a new hearing, but the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed it to 2021. Read more about Rodney’s case and what it’s been like to be in prison during a pandemic.
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Pervis Payne in Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Tennessee. Photo courtesy of PervisPayne.Org.
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Pervis Payne Granted Temporary Reprieve of Execution
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Pervis Payne has been on death row in Tennessee for nearly 32 years even though he has an intellectual disability which makes his execution unconstitutional and the evidence from his case had not been tested for DNA. He was scheduled to be executed on Dec. 3, but earlier this month, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee granted Pervis a temporary reprieve until April 9, 2021. Read more about the news.
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Innocence Project Senior Litigation Counsel Nina Morrison with her clients Dennis Allen and Stanley Mozee during their exoneration hearing in 2019. (Image: Ron Jenkins/Innocence Project).
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Watch: A Virtual Town Hall with Exonerees Michael Morton, John Nolley and Dennis Allen
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The Innocence Project and Innocence Project of Texas are hosting a virtual town hall on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 4 p.m. ET, to discuss wrongful conviction reforms needed for the 2021 legislative session in Texas. You’ll hear directly from Michael Morton, Dennis Allen and John Nolley, Texans who spent a combined 59 years in prison for crimes they did not commit. Please RSVP to secure your spot.
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Exonerations around the U.S.
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Midwest Innocence Project client Olin "Pete" Coones was exonerated on November 5, 2020 after 12 years wrongfully incarcerated; CPCS Innocence Program & New England Innocence Project client James Watson was exonerated on November 9, 2020 after 40 years wrongfully incarcerated; Exoneration Project client Brian Keith Hall was exonerated on August 13, 2020 after 29 years wrongfully incarcerated.
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