Rebecca Brown
@bexybrown
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Founder, Maat Strategies, LLC. Former Policy Director, Innocence Project.
Brooklyn, NY
Joined March 2009
Ain't no sunshine when it's gone. Standing with @ACLUNJ @LWVNJ @CJGriffinEsq @NJ_ISJ @SandSJ_NJ and others in the fight to #saveopra. #SunshineWeek.
A portion of our written testimony in opposition to S2390/A4045. We'll be standing on the side of transparency tomorrow and every day.
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WEEKLY VIDEO. Did you know that which forensic science experts are considered reliable enough to testify in court...isn't up to scientists? Judges get to decide. And judges are letting some weird, unreliable things be presented to juries. Watch for (horrifying) details.
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“215 bodies found in unmarked graves behind Mississippi jail.” People are dying in U.S. jails and prisons. Often w/o any transparency, investigation, or information. This is the stuff of nightmares:
fox26houston.com
Families in Mississippi are upset after learning why and where their loved ones are buried.
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It is an honor to join @QuattroneCenter and it’s brilliant staff to help advance its policy impact. Thank you for such a warm welcome!
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BRKG ATTY STMT: #ScottPanetti, the Petitioner in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case on mental competency for execution, was found not competent for execution by a Texas district court. Read more: https://t.co/K84NnPsIkD.
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The #Illinois court’s decision affirms what we’ve always known – that cash bail is un-American; it betrays the promise of equality under the law and the presumption of innocence, and it should play no role in the administration of justice.
bailproject.org
With this decision, Illinois becomes the first state in the nation to completely eliminate the devastating use of cash bail, upholding the presumption of innocence.
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New Yorkers need a legitimate path to exoneration. That's why I'm fighting to pass the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act this session: https://t.co/Jnjr3SOuMW
nytimes.com
More prosecutors appear to be willing to reconsider convictions in the face of contrary evidence, but not all are.
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Happy #MothersDay to all the mothers fighting for justice! I'm honored to share this feature on Sandra Reed, who has been fighting for her son #RodneyReed's freedom from death row for 25 years. Tysm to the best editor ever @dmwselby @innocence. https://t.co/9k70ZUcyo1
innocenceproject.org
Rodney Reed has been on death row for over 23 years for a crime he didn't commit. “This is my child’s life … I'm not going to be quiet."
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NEW: Pope Francis visited incarcerated young people & washed their feet as a sign of solidarity. Inspired by him, Sister @helenprejean is condemning Gov. Hochul's bail proposal. "Safety, justice & healing can only come through acts rooted in love, not oppression."
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Amazing news in Colorado today! Governor Polis signed a bill into law fixing the state statute to ensure the wrongly convicted can access DNA testing to prove their innocence. Big thanks to our sponsor @LindseyForCO and the Korey Wise Innocence Project.
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Exciting new report from @FWDus! Justice, Safety, and Prosperity: New York’s Bail Reform Success Story. In short - Bail reform has been ASTOUNDINGLY SUCCESSFUL for New York families. https://t.co/XE6eYkLliz
fwd.us
Bail reform has been a success and helped thousands of families in New York, but there is still more work to do to safely reduce pretrial incarceration and eliminate wealth-based detention. Learn...
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"Unfortunately, our criminal legal system places such stresses on the innocent defendant that it becomes a perfectly rational choice to plead guilty despite innocence," writes @bexybrown, Innocence Project director of policy.
nydailynews.com
There are many incentives baked into the criminal legal process that stretch credulity, from arrest quotas to some crime labs paid by conviction rather than forensic test. But none is more perverse…
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New York City's new "Gate of the Exonerated" in Central Park is a public recognition of a grave injustice and a marker of progress, but further action is still needed if New York is serious about addressing wrongful conviction, explains @bexybrown.
gothamist.com
For nearly 20 years, the Innocence Project has partnered with exonerated New Yorkers to prevent what happened to the Exonerated Five from happening to others.
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Reauthorizing the Justice for All Act would help exonerate the wrongly convicted; address the stark racial disparities in wrongful convictions; & increase the accuracy & accountability of the criminal legal system for all. Congress must pass these vital provisions before Dec. 31.
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.@innocence with @santanaraymond and @bexybrown at @WNYC @TheGreeneSpace. Fabulous night marking 20 years of freedom for the Exonerated 5. So much work still to do.
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Did you know that while Black people represent just 13.6% of the U.S. population, they account for 53% of wrongful convictions? The Registry’s 2022 report on Race and Wrongful Convictions uncovered this glaring injustice. (1/2)
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Please support this gofundme if you are able. ❤️
The fight for #Justice4KCK is led by courageous women like Ophelia Williams, who voiced the harms Det. Roger Golubski & others inflicted on her & the community. Ophelia had nothing to gain & everything to lose by speaking up. You can support her at:
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'People are coming home worse than they went in' — Clemency advocate Jon-Adrian ‘JJ’ Velazquez outlines to Pres. Biden how the U.S.'s criminal legal system is failing and what changes need to happen to support incarcerated people in and out of prison #BidenForum
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.@JohnCornyn @SenatorLeahy @AmyKlobuchar @SenThomTillis, @innocence applauds intro of Justice for All Act re-authorization! This critical legislation will identify, remediate, and prevent wrongful convictions nationwide. Congress must pass it ASAP! @InnocenceNtwrk
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The new @exonerationlist report found shocking racial disparities particularly when it comes to wrongful drug convictions.
innocenceproject.org
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