2 yrs ago today, with the support of GIP & co-counsel @southerncenter, Johnny Lee Gates was released after being wrongfully convicted & imprisoned for 43 yrs—& over half of those yrs were spent on death row. Johnny, we’re so happy that you are here! Happy Freedom Anniversary! https://t.co/ppSSXqWQLS
GIP is hiring a paralegal/investigator!
Come join a passionate team and work to prevent and correct wrongful convictions in GA. https://t.co/ef86mb5vBx#hiring#atlantajobs
THURSDAY at 7pm! The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and A Cappella Books welcome the author and leading expert on forensic sciences, Innocence Project attorney M. Chris Fabricant, for a discussion! https://t.co/AhBJ7g54SZ
This Mother’s Day, we remember the mothers behind bars, the mothers who have seen their children locked away, and the wrongfully imprisoned who long to embrace their mothers today. https://t.co/pgmM9YjTDQ
TONIGHT!
We hope you will join us at our Talent and Truth event featuring the amazing talents of exonerees, staff, and board members. Light snacks and drinks will be available! Come have a great time and support GIP!
Info/Tickets: https://t.co/jS9nyUeSyChttps://t.co/RblNr4kAI6
Two years ago today, with the support of GIP and co-counsel Southern Center for Human Rights, Johnny Lee Gates walked out of Muscogee County Jail a free man after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 43 years—and over half of those years were spent on death row. Johnny, we’re so happy that you are here! What a joy it is to get to celebrate this second Freedom Anniversary with you!
Now is your chance to join our team or share with anyone who might be interested in working with a passionate team to prevent and correct wrongful convictions in Georgia. Visit the link below for all the details.
THURSDAY at 7:00pm
The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library Presents M. Chris Fabricant - Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System.
Fabricant will appear in conversation with Mark Loudon-Brown, Senior Attorney at the Southern Center for Human Rights and Natasha Perdew Silas, Federal Defender and Co-Dean of the of the National Criminal Defense College.
This event is free and open to the public. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the venue. Masks are required.
More info:
Innocence Project attorney M. Chris Fabricant presents an insider’s journey into the heart of a broken, racist system of justice and the role junk science plays in maintaining the status quo. The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and A Cappella Books welcome the author and leading expert on fore...
This Mother’s Day, we remember the mothers behind bars, the mothers who have seen their children locked away, and the wrongfully imprisoned who long to embrace their mothers today.
Clarence Harrison was convicted in 1987 for a crime he did not commit and spent more than 17 years behind bars. During that time, he lost a lot, but perhaps the greatest loss was that of his mother who passed away while he was still imprisoned. Clarence was exonerated in 2004, but never got the chance to hug his mother as a free man.
Songwriters Melanie Hammet and Ben Holst were so touched by Clarence’s story, they turned it into a song, “Mama’s Face”. This video is from their performance at GIP’s recent Talent and Truth event.
Written and performed by Melanie Hammet and Ben Holst