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- CRIMINAL DEEDS BY COPS, PROSECUTORS, JUDGES, NOT ‘DOCUMENT PURGE’ CAUSED WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS
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- JAMARIO MITCHELL FIGHTS 2001 MURDER CONVICTION SET UP BY DETROIT’S ‘DRAGNET’ COP ISAIAH (IKE) SMITH
- JACKSON-BOLANOS ACQUITTED OF WOLL MURDER; ATTYS. FILE TO DISMISS OTHER COUNTS AS DOUBLE JEOPARDY
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- FREE AT LAST AFTER 37 YRS: JUDGE DISMISSES MURDER CHARGES VS. PAUL CLARK ON INNOCENCE, BRADY CLAIMS
- JUDGE BLOUNT: FAIR HEARING, JUSTICE FOR RICKY RIMMER NOW!! STOP CORRUPT COPS! RALLY TUES. SEPT. 10 @1 PM
- MICH. LAWMAKERS CONSIDERING “PRODUCTIVITY CREDITS” BILL #SB 861 BARRING PEOPLE CURRENTLY IN PRISON
- MICHAEL JACKSON-BOLANOS TESTIFIES AT WOLL MURDER TRIAL, DEFENSE GIVES STUNNING CLOSING ARGUMENTS
- SUPPORT WILLIE MERRIWEATHER AT PUBLIC PAROLE HEARING JULY 11, 1PM ON ZOOM; REGISTER BY JULY 9
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- RIMMER CASE: JUDGE’S DAD, DPD SGT. MICHAEL BLOUNT, & SGT. JAMES HARRIS BOTH ON S.T.R.E.S.S., MAYOR’S SQUAD
- JUDGE BLOUNT DENIES RICKY RIMMER’ S MOTIONS FOR NEW TRIAL, HEARING ON RACIST COPS, NEW WITNESSES
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- VICTORY! JUDGE KIEFER COX DISMISSES CHARGES V. EWING, SEARCY, CITING DUE PROCESS VIOLATIONS
- DARRELL EWING INVOKES RIGHT TO ATTY. FOR RE-TRIAL MARCH 25, CITES COX’S CRIPPLING ‘RULES OF THE ROAD’
- STOP THE GENOCIDE! FREE PALESTINE! REMEMBER AARON BUSHNELL! MASS MARCH IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT MAR. 2
- ALEXANDRE ANSARI’S $10M FALSE CONVICTION VERDICT: NO CHARGES V. DPD’S JIMENEZ, COPS IN OTHER CASES
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MICHIGAN BILL HB 4999 WOULD END ENHANCEMENT OF ADULT SENTENCES WITH JUVENILE CONVICTIONS
Support HB 4999 by signing online petition at: https://www.change.org/SupportMIHouseBill4999 Juvenile laws are in the spotlight again for criminal justice reforms By Lauren Washington with Ricardo Ferrell, VOD Field Editor August 17, 2021 Currently, Michigan laws allow for a juvenile conviction … Continue reading
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STOP NEW WAVE OF COVID-19 DUE TO DELTA VARIANT IN MICHIGAN PRISONS–FREE EFREN PAREDES JR.
Virus has re-emerged in 9 Michigan prisons, likely due to Delta variant “All 5 of the top 5 clusters of COVID-19 infections” in the U.S. are in prisons COVID-19 can cause 200 symptoms in ten different bodily organs; many linger … Continue reading
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WORTHY OR NOT? DETROIT’S INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS SAY NOT AFTER NBC INTERVIEW OF WAYNE CO. PROSECUTOR
Prosecutors work to overturn wrongful convictions from their own office (nbcnews.com) After 26 years in prison, new Missouri law could help man fighting for freedom (nbcnews.com) Editorial By Diane Bukowski August 11, 2021 DETROIT–NBC Nightly News featured an interview with … Continue reading
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CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF RONNIE HEREFORD, SR. OWNER DOLL’S GO-KART, IRONWORKER, FIGHTER FOR THE PEOPLE
“I am truly blessed to have been raised by two of the most loving, caring and dedicated parents any child could have–my parents Ronnie and Darleen Hereford” — Reinaldo Hereford An ironworker for decades, Ronnie met with Detroit Mayor Coleman … Continue reading
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MUBAREZ AHMED WINS $9.95 M FOR WRONGFUL DETROIT CONVICTION; BAD COPS, PROSECUTORS NOT CHARGED
Ahmed: “Where are the consequences” for Sgt. Ernest Wilson, who framed him and has been named in multiple lawsuits over the years “There are dozens and dozens of other innocents still in prison.” –Ahmed Atty. Wolfgang Mueller calls for speedy … Continue reading
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MICH. SUPREME COURT NIXES WORTHY’S APPEAL OF STRONG COA RULING IN THELONIOUS SEARCY CASE
In video above, Searcy speaks from home at June 4 rally for the wrongfully convicted at Frank Murphy Hall in downtown Detroit, 0rganized by Operation Liberation, founded by Searcy and Darrell Ewing. In video, exoneree Larry Smith (l) and Searcy’s … Continue reading
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FROM PROSECUTED TO WORKING FOR THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE: A STORY OF CONTINUING TRANSFORMATION
Former juvenile lifer Edward Sanders starts work for Washtenaw County’s Conviction Integrity & Expungement Unit Sanders spent 42 yrs. in prison as a juvenile lifer, released in 2017 Studied law, ran legal classes, helped others as paralegal in MDOC, now … Continue reading
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DURESS FROM COVID-19 INFLUENCED NO CONTEST PLEA IN GREGORY BERRY CASE; EVIDENCE SHOWED INNOCENCE
______________ Video above The brief video above was part of a story on a non-profit’s assistance to returning citizens. The story says Berry had no resources on his release. Berry convicted due to “mere presence” at scene of killing, agreed … Continue reading
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DETROIT: FAMILIES OF WRONGFULLY CONVICTED TELL PROS. KYM WORTHY, POLICE, JUDGES–‘FREE THEM ALL’
UPDATE JUNE 21, 2021 Darrell Ewing/Derrico Searcy case: Wayne Co. Prosecutor Kym Worthy, AP Kam Towns still stall compliance with orders by 8 judges for new trial. Hearing to continue Thurs. July 29, 2021 at 9 a.m. Detroit–Wayne Co. 3rd … Continue reading
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MICH. LIFERS VARGAS & MARCO JOHNSON FIGHT 30-YR. FRAME-UP; CITE INKSTER COP FROM 2 EXONEREES’ CASE
Brothers Vargas and Marco Johnson say Inkster Police Det. Gregory Hill, involved in the 2002 wrongful convictions of George Clark and Kevin Harrington (video above) elicited false witness statements in their case. “Every case these officers was involved in needs … Continue reading
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