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Justin Brooks

@JustinoBrooks

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Prof. of Practice, USD School of Law. Portrayed by Greg Kinnear in the movie "Brian Banks." Order "You Might Go to Prison..."now!

San Diego, CA USA
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If you don't think there is a problem with equal pay for men and women consider that the @USWNT has a maximum salary of $99,000 ($4,950 per game) while the men can make $263,320 ($13,166 per game). Based on results, the women should make more than the men! #USWNT #USWNTPlayers
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BREAKING! Rodney “Patrick” McNeal has just been released from prison after 25 years of wrongful incarceration! He is the 37th California Innocence Project to be released and the 2nd in the last week! #XONR8
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This is an overreach of victim’s rights into the criminal justice system. Wrongfully convicted people are victims as well. Reversing the reversal of a wrongful conviction due to lack of notice to victims’ family members is crazy. #AdnanSyed #serial
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@realDonaldTrump Here's a free criminal law lesson from a criminal defense attorney. "Other people have committed crimes is not a defense."
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@piersmorgan Imagine how much self pitying you would do @piersmorgan if you were in prison for 4 years for something you didn’t do. That’s what @amandaknox went through. Now, she’s trying to make some good come from it. Try to understand that and not just bandwagon. #XONR8
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Biden said, “Shut up man” to the President of the USA and he was the respectful one tonight. #Debates2020
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It’s getting harder and harder to distinguish parody from reality.
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I am honored to be featured in this video & get to do what I love every day, but I don't do it alone. My staff, my students, and all of the innocence organizations around the world work every day to free the innocent and make our systems more just. #XONR8
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9 years ago today! Happy Freedomversary Brian Banks! #XONR8 @BrianBanksFREE
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The men and women on this stage lost 6,654 years of their lives due to wrongful convictions. We must do better!
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Every one of these stories breaks my heart…every one. 💔
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Lee Harris, released after 31 years, is greeted by a former cellmate, Robert Chattler, who, after his release, worked and raised money to exonerate Harris. I won't forget you, Chattler said. And he didn't. The heavy lifting was by atty. Jennifer Blagg.
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This should be every state. Allowing incarcerated people to connect with their families is a human right. Poor families should not have to pay collect phone call bills so children can talk to their incarcerated parents.
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New England Innocence Project
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Massachusetts becomes fifth state in nation to make prison calls free
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@medburnbook Innocent person goes to prison.
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BREAKING! JoAnn Parks freed after spending 29 years in prison for a crime she did not commit! #XONR8
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@realDonaldTrump You seem very stressed this morning Mr. President. Do you know who is getting arrested tomorrow?
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6 years
Just received perhaps my favorite letter ever. Quintin Morris’s final letter to me from prison after getting the news he was coming home. He was released two weeks ago after 27 years of wrongful incarceration. #XONR8
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I am overwhelmed! Tonight the Governor granted clemency to 4 of our clients! Suzanne Johnson, JoAnne Parks, Patrick McNeal, and David Jassey will all soon be home! Go to for more info! #XONR8
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Everything I know about wrongful convictions coming soon! I’ve been working hard on this book for the past year and I’m very proud of it. Preorders begin next month! Please buy it, read it, and share it! The only way to stop wrongful convictions is to learn how they start. #XONR8
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BREAKING NEWS! MARILYN MULERO IS FREE! Thank you to my amazing partners at the @InnocenceIL and @ExonerationLaw and thank you @GovPritzker for freeing an innocent woman after 27 years in prison for a crime she did not commit! #XONR8
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BREAKING NEWS! Derrick Harris free after 7 years of wrongful incarceration!
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Looking for something to watch on @netflix ? The End of the Tour directed by @jamesponsoldt and starring @jasonsegel and @JesseEisenberg is amazing. No explosions, no robots, no car chases. Just a great story told by great artists. @EndOfTourMovie
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Yesterday, my brother Stephen died. He lived life to the fullest. Here's a computer generated photo of us from the summer of 1983 when we worked as carnies on the Jersey Shore. It is my favorite memory of our time together. I'll miss you Stephen. Love you brother. xo
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Last night, 26 years after first meeting Marilyn on death row, we took our first photo together and celebrated her freedom! This is what this work is all about! #XONR8
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“I realize that I cannot stand by silently as my government executes its citizens. If I do not speak out and resist, I am an accomplice.” ― Sister Helen Prejean @helenprejean
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First day as a fully licensed lawyer and public defender. Go do good!
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6:11 p.m. #OceanBeach , #SanDiego . It’s a good one! #sunset
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The moment you are declared #innocent after 17 years in prison for a crime you did not commit. #XONR8 #FridayFeeling
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The true definition of bittersweet is the moment your client is exonerated from prison and their long nightmare ends. Here's Luis Vargas in 2015 at that moment after 16 years in prison for crimes he did not commit. #FridayFeeling #XONR8
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Happy Freedomversary Amanda Knox! 12 years free! @amandaknox
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@realDonaldTrump Please come to #SanDiego and spend a day with me. I will introduce you to all the people who make their lives on both sides of the border. We can cross over to #Tijuana and you can see first hand why we should have good relations with our #Mexican friends and neighbors.
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3 years
I love showing up at work in the morning and finding my students already busy freeing innocent people.
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Learn about Brian Banks and so many other innocent people punished by the failings of our criminal legal system in “You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You’re Innocent.” @BrianBanksFREE
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My son Zack was 11 when he sent me this. You will not be surprised to hear he is now a 2nd year law student.
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BREAKING NEWS: @CA_Innocence Derrick Harris is expected to be exonerated and released tomorrow after 7 years in prison for a crime he did not commit! Read his story here: Welcome him home by contributing to his wish List . #XONR8
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Ladies and gentlemen, exoneree #36 of the California Innocence Project, Alex Torres! 21 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Welcome home brother! #XONR8
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Our client Derrick Harris leaving court with his son as a free man after 7 years in prison for a crime he did not commit! #XONR8
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Margaret Carrero
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After being imprisoned in 2013 for a crime he did not commit, Derrick Harris walked out of court a free man today. @CA_Innocence took up his case & submitted a claim of factual innocence to @LADAOffice ’s Conviction Review Unit on his behalf. @KNX1070
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37 years in prison for a crime he did not commit and now singing for millions on America's Got Talent. There is so much talent locked up behind bars. Heartbreaking and inspiring. Congrats Archie Williams and @innocence ! #XONR8
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It’s all fun and games until you’re wearing an orange jumpsuit.
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3 years ago tonight we brought Guy Miles home to his family after 18 years of wrongful conviction. It was a joyous end to a nightmare. #XONR8
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Say hi to Anthony Chairez! Arrested when he was just 15 years old and just released after 20 years of wrongful incarceration!Anthony is shown with California Innocence Project lawyer Audrey McGinn who fought for his freedom for ten years. Welcome back to the free world Anthony!
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We’re Married! #JandHtake2
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This is why we should never sentence anyone to death! Our system makes too many mistakes!
@innocence
Innocence Project
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After 26 years on death row in Mississippi, Eddie Lee Howard has been exonerated. Eddie, an Innocence Project and @olemisslaw client, is our first exonerated client of 2021! Join us in welcoming him home.
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8 Years ago today! Happy Freedomversary @BrianBanksFREE ! #XONR8
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Answer honestly. If you were living in abject poverty, surrounded by criminal activity that put your family in danger, would you illegally cross a border to find a better life?
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BREAKING NEWS: 16 years after she was arrested for a murder crime she did not commit and 5 years after she was freed, moments ago Kim Long's case was finally dismissed!
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BREAKING NEWS! GUY MILES RELEASED AFTER 18 YEARS OF WRONGFUL INCARCERATION! #XONR8
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I’m a grandpa! So happy to introduce Elijah Duke Brooks! 7/8, 12:48 am 💕
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You put a book out into the world and you never know who is going to like it.
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10 years ago today Brian Banks was declared innocent! I can’t believe a decade has gone by. I’m so proud of the work @CA_Innocence did in his case and all the work that has been done by Brian and so many others to tell his important story. Happy Freedomversary @BrianBanksFREE !
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I had the incredible honor yesterday of officiating the wedding ceremony for Jo Ann and Denise. Their love story began 25 years ago in a California prison where Jo Ann spent nearly 30 years for a crime she did not commit. Their new lives begin today. Congrats! xoxo
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@taylar_loren @Godchosenrod @KimKardashian If it is a Southern California case go to to request a review. Otherwise, go to to find an innocence organization in the location of conviction.
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BREAKING NEWS: Vondell Lewis has just been released from prison after 27 years of wrongful incarceration! Facebook live event of his first meal starting soon! #XONR8
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Heartbreaking...
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Meg Fynes, M.D.
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Picture made from photos of all of the nurses & doctors who have died from #COVID ー19 #WearADamnMask
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167 innocent people have been freed from death row. The question is not whether people deserve to die. The question is whether such an imperfect system deserves the power to kill. #XONR8 #DeathPenalty #EndTheDeathPenalty
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Rarely has anybody deserved the death penalty more than the Boston Bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The court agreed that this “was one of the worst domestic terrorist attacks since the 9/11 atrocities”. Yet the appellate court tossed out the death sentence. So many lives lost....
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Fun night on the tennis courts watching the best female player in the world once again dominate 18 year old Coco Gauff. Almost an exact repeat of score from their French Open Final, but Coco has a lot of talent and a lot of years to go. She will get there. @iga_swiatek @CocoGauff
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These three amazing, socially conscious children (ages 5,6, and 8) heard about @CA_Innocence and sold lemonade to raise money to help us free the innocent. Yesterday, they sent us $717.20. I have never been more moved by a donation. It gives me hope for the future! #XONR8
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@TheOfficerTatum Speaking Spanish “isn’t America?” Beyond your incredibly narrow view of the USA, you might want to look at a map and discover that “America” includes many Spanish-speaking countries.
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32 years ago today I met her. One year ago today I married her. Happy Anniversary! xo
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BREAKING NEWS! California Supreme Court Unanimously Tosses Out Kim Long's Murder Conviction! It's over! #XONR8
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27 years since I started working on Marilyn Mulero’s case and it finally came to an end moments ago in Chicago. All charges dismissed! #XONR8
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Investigating the Jason Walton case with rapper @trippieredd and actor @Xolo_Mariduena (Cobra Kai). Check out the full episode on Snapchat's "Life's a Tripp" here: #XONR8 @Snapchat #XONR8 #FreeJasonWalton
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BREAKING NEWS: HORACE ROBERTS EXONERATED! #XONR8
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Ban police lying to anyone in interrogations. Those lies lead to confusion and wrongful convictions.
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Steven A Drizin
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Bill in Nebraska Legislature would ban police from lying to youth in criminal interviews
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Thank you @JenniferAnWorld for donating $500,000 to help the people of #PuertoRico !
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Jennifer Aniston U R amazing Thanx 4 donating $500k for our #PuertoRico relief fund We will never forget. U R saving lives Jenn #Allin4PR
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For me the saddest line in the @brianbanksmovie is when Greg Kinnear (playing me) says, “I don’t want to stop trying because the system has conditioned me to stop trying.” I’m so proud of all the young people out there trying! #blm
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Looking like we may have another exoneration tomorrow! Stay tuned! #XONR8
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4 years
BREAKING 🚨CIP client Derrick Harris expected to be exonerated and released from prison tomorrow through cooperation with @LADAOffice CRU! Harris has been in prison since 2013 for an armed robbery. More about his case at . #XONR8
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My client Marilyn Mulero at the Innocence Conference last night. I can’t describe how amazing it is to see the joy on her face when my first memory of her was meeting her on death row 28 years ago.
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There is no better feeling than walking an innocent person out of prison after 36 years of wrongful incarceration along with his wife who waited 36 years for him to come home. #MondayMotivation #XONR8
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There is a bed reserved for this fool at club fed. Here’s some advice from a lawyer. Don’t pose for a picture while you are committing a federal crime.
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Guess who is going to be a grandpa? 😊
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4 years
Honored to win the "International Lawyer of the Year Award" and even more honored to work with a team every day who make the international work possible. Tune in to the ceremony on Friday, Sept 25th at 5pm CA time and hear from my doppelgänger Greg Kinnear. Registration is free.
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CA Innocence Project
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We are proud to announce that our Director Justin Brooks has been named the Warren Christopher "International Lawyer of the Year!" The ceremony is Sept 25, 5pm PT with special guest Greg Kinnear who plays Justin in the @brianbanksmovie . Register at . #XONR8
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BREAKING: California Innocence Project exoneration #36 to be announced today! Story and pics soon! #XONR8 @CA_Innocence
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Marilyn Mulero is the 190th person and 3rd woman in the USA to be exonerated after being sentenced to death. It has been such an honor to represent her & once again prove that our faulty criminal justice system sends innocent people to death row. We must end the death penalty.
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Spend some time in prison. Trust me, fame is not prison. #XONR8
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Fame is prison
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On my way to meet Quintin Morris after 27 years of wrongful incarceration. Love hearing the happiness in his voice! #XONR8
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“Ms. Woodruff is the sixth person to report being falsely accused of a crime as a result of facial recognition technology used by police to match an unknown offender’s face to a photo in a database. All six people have been Black.”
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I am so happy to announce that David Diaz has just been released! Help David adjust to life outside the walls because, as the sign says, there will be bumps ahead. Get him a welcome home gift on his go fund me!
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Go see “Just Mercy” and bring a friend. We all own the justice system and are responsible for its flaws. The more we understand, the more likely we’ll have change. @JustMercyFilm #JustMercy
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So happy that my boy Zach has been offered and accepted a post bar position with the San Diego Public Defenders Office! So proud of him and thrilled he will be working with so many great lawyers (many who are my former students). He even took his first professional headshot. 😊
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BREAKING NEWS: ADNAN SYED'S CONVICTION REVERSED! Congrats to him, @suterlaw , and the innocence clinic at @ubaltlaw !
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Thank you California for passing Prop 17 and restoring the right to vote for 50,000 parolees! #prop17 #2020Elections
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Happy Thanksgiving to all our freed clients who won’t be eating out of trays today. To our incarcerated clients and their families know we will keep working to make better Thanksgivings in the future.
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Freeing our 34th innocent client today on the same day we celebrate the 11th anniversary of freeing my friend and client Rafael Madrigal reminds me how many cases we've won and how much work there is to be done! Onward! #XONR8
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When the protests are over, please stay involved in criminal justice reform. Write and call your representatives, go to city council meetings, vote, and be heard! It's all of our criminal justice system and we all need to be involved in improving it! #XONR8
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¡Se ha hecho justicia para Héctor, Gonzalo y Juan Luis!! ¡La Suprema Corte les ha reconocido su inocencia y la violación de sus derechos! Felicitamos a los ahora exonerados, sus familiares y a todos los que han estado involucrados en el caso.
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Anyone who believes wrongful convictions are just a problem in the USA needs to pay attention to the post office inquiry in the UK this week. More than 900 postal employees falsely charged with crimes based on computer errors and then a massive cover up lasting 20 years!
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So nice to see one of our own on the federal bench. Congrats former Executive Director of the Innocence Project Nina Morrison! @innocence @Nina_R_Morr
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Thanks for the shout out @MarcusRashford !
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Marcus Rashford
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Hi everyone, I keep seeing tweets asking me what I’m watching at the mo. You have to watch @brianbanksmovie on @netflix 🙌🏾 Thank me later! @BrianBanksFREE what a story!
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It’s exhausting arguing about prisons with people who have never set foot in one.
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I love the wall of exonerees as you enter the California Innocence Project! #XONR8
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I am thrilled to report that Javier Ceniceros Meza has been exonerated of kidnapping charges in Coahuila Mexico after 5 years of wrongful incarceration! Congrats to Javier, Professor Mario Mendoza, and the Iberoamerican University Torreon Innocence Project for this great victory!
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This is disgusting! And, the judge admits he got locked up because he was needed as the only black juror!
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"21-Year-Old Arrested For Oversleeping Through First Day Of Jury Duty" 10 days in Jail! THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!
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“I went to my backyard and looked at my apple tree. I thought about how many seasons had passed, how it had grown so much while I was locked up in prison. I put my arms around the tree and wept.” Peter Pringle, 15 yrs on death row for a crime he didn’t commit. #XONR8
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We met 34years ago today. We married two years ago today. Happy Anniversary my love! xoxo
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Every execution is a step backward for humanity.
@LauraNirider
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Thank you to those who tried. RIP Walter Barton, who was killed by the State of Missouri this evening.
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