“Homophobia and hysteria didn’t deprive these women of their freedom – prosecutors did. The state’s reluctance to take responsibility in a case where its failings have been unusually well-documented and publicized suggests locking up the occasional innocent person isn’t that big a deal. With that conviction-at-all-costs mentality pervasive among prosecutors in the U.S., we can expect there are many more innocent people in prison than we know.”

Read the article by Bridgette Dunlap in Rolling Stone.

Posted by rbchatelle on Saturday, October 15th, 2016 @ 7:39PM
Categories: Texas Four

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