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April 3, 2015

Alabama: Prisoner Freed After Nearly 30 Years on Death Row 
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In Alabama, a prisoner who has spent nearly 30 years on death row is
being released today. Anthony Ray Hinton was accused of murdering two
fast-food managers in 1985, but subsequent tests found bullets at the
scene could not be matched to the gun he was accused of using. According
to the Equal Justice Initiative, which won his release, Hinton is among
the longest-serving death row prisoners ever to be freed after
presenting evidence of innocence.

 

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