Article 5WFD1 New evidence undermines case against Black US woman jailed for voting error | The fight to vote

New evidence undermines case against Black US woman jailed for voting error | The fight to vote

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Sam Levine in New York
from US news | The Guardian on (#5WFD1)

Exclusive: Prosecutors argued Pamela Moses tricked the probation department' into giving her documents - but a new email adds to evidence undercutting that claim

Hello Fight to vote Readers,

I have an update in my reporting on the case of Pamela Moses, the 44-year-old Black Lives Matter Activist in Memphis who was sentenced to six years in prison for trying to register to vote. The case has attracted significant national attention because many see Moses' sentence as too severe and a clear example of disparities in the US criminal justice system.

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