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My Brother Was Wrongfully Convicted for Murder. 20 Years Later, So Was My Son.

Although it was a coincidence, I knew it wasn’t a mistake. What Louisiana was doing to men like my brother Elvis and my son Cedric was intentional.

Life Inside • 05.12.2023

How Two States Differ on the Injustice of Non-Unanimous Juries

Oregon and Louisiana eliminated the practice, which had white supremacist roots. But they differ on whether to retroactively overturn those convictions.

Closing Argument • 01.07.2023

Their Sentences Are Unconstitutional — But They’re Still In Prison.

Louisiana’s high court considers the fate of more than 1,000 people serving sentences handed down by “Jim Crow juries.”

News • 05.10.2022

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