Article 5C93S Philadelphia to Pay $9.8 Million to Black Man Exonerated After 28 Years in Prison for Murder. Apparently, This is Happening a Lot in Philly

Philadelphia to Pay $9.8 Million to Black Man Exonerated After 28 Years in Prison for Murder. Apparently, This is Happening a Lot in Philly

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Zack Linly
from The Root on (#5C93S)
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It appears that for years and even decades the Philadelphia criminal justice system has shown a pattern of locking up Black men for crimes they didn't commit based on the work of corrupt police officers and conviction-happy courts that never really consider that a Black defendant might be getting railroaded despite a...

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