The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
November 24, 2021

Kevin Strickland Exonerated and Freed 43 Years After He Was Wrongfully Convicted by All-White Jury
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In Missouri, Kevin Strickland, an African American man who was
wrongfully convicted of a triple murder in 1979 by an all-white jury,
has been exonerated and released from prison after over 43 years.
Strickland was arrested when he was 18, and had maintained his innocence
ever since. He's now 62. His case is the longest confirmed wrongful
incarceration in Missouri's history.


.