John,
Help free an innocent man from prison! Demand justice for C.J. Rice.
The big picture: C.J. went from being shot multiple times and unable to walk without assistance to allegedly participating in an attempted mass murder. He was then sentenced to 30-60 years for a crime he did not — and could not — commit.
Here's what you need to know: One night in 2011, four people were tragically shot in Philadelphia, and a teenager named C.J. Rice was identified as one of the shooters.
Except there was one problem: C.J. himself had just been shot, leaving him incapable of walking by himself, let alone attempting murder and fleeing the scene.
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Here are the facts:
- CJ’s doctors made an eight-inch incision in his abdomen to remove the bullets from his body.
- C.J. had over 25 staples in his abdomen, a fractured pelvis, and hospital-contracted pneumonia.
- Perhaps most damningly, Tyler Linder, the other man ID’d as a shooter, was found NOT GUILTY OF ALL CHARGES.
Despite this, C.J. was given a 30-60 year sentence. His lawyer did not call on any hospital staff or medical expert, nor did they hire an independent crime scene investigator. His lawyer was inept and it cost C.J. his freedom.
That is why we are calling on you for help: Please join Dream.Org, Van Jones, and thousands of others and ask the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office to do what is right and review C.J.’s case. #JusticeforCJRice
Sign to demand freedom for C.J. Rice
First sign the petition, then go deeper by reading more about C.J.'s story in the Atlantic.
