Beth Shelburne
@bshelburne
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Journalist, writer, investigative reporter, podcaster. Heart attack survivor, pal to assorted humans. Mostly brave except with roaches.
Birmingham, AL
Joined March 2009
Earwitness is available wherever you get your podcasts. Listen to my 2-year investigation into Toforest Johnson’s conviction as I try to figure out how an innocent man has been trapped on Alabama’s death row for 25 years. #innocent #podcast #mustlisten
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A question journalists should ask more: “How do you know that?” Try it with cops, prosecutors, politicians or any “expert” who gives their take. Hold them accountable for their point of view.
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RT @pamelacolloff: Robert Roberson's conviction rested on a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. An appeals court recently called SBS “junk s….
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just learned I am OBSESSED with a good Italian ice. Cherry & lemon are my fave combo but coconut good too.
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"Across the state the pattern repeats: Someone dies in police custody, grieving families ask for body camera footage, and authorities often say no with the same refrain: 'Due to an ongoing investigation.'" #Alabama
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A second death in Alabama's Jefferson County jail in a week. 46 y/o Michael Taylor found dead by cellmates on 7/11. On 7/7 Andre Hope, 43, was found dead in his cell. Both cases say no foul play suspected, causes pending lab studies. What's going on in the jail?.
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The practice of judicial override was finally abolished by the legislature in 2017 but they failed to make it retroactive, leaving 30 people sentenced to die this way on death row. Lawmakers finally banned it when it became clear more overrides happened during election years.
Alabama's @GovernorKayIvey sets execution date for man with severe mental illness whose jury sentenced him to life. Despite outlawing judges' power to override jury sentences of life, the state is still killing people who got to death row this way.
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Alabama's @GovernorKayIvey sets execution date for man with severe mental illness whose jury sentenced him to life. Despite outlawing judges' power to override jury sentences of life, the state is still killing people who got to death row this way.
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I ❤️ Del Fartnipple III.
Local politicians are so great. There’ll be a guy named like Delmond “Del” Fartnipple III who’s been your county’s waste and sewage commissioner for 30 years, running unopposed in 15 consecutive elections, and you’ve never even heard of him until he gets indicted for fraud.
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I once hula-hooped on live TV.
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Instead of fixing problems, the state of Alabama is paying private attorneys MILLIONS to defend its deadly prison system. One attorney, Bill Lunsford, is far and away the highest earner. So far this year he's made over $13 million. Since 2020, he's banked $42 million.
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Every day there are new reasons to feel horrified & ashamed of this country.
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"When properly administered, parole protects public safety, honors victims, encourages rehabilitation, & ensures the system remains just & sustainable. But under Chair Leigh Gwathney, ABPP has treated this responsibility like a political inconvenience.".
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Don't be jealous, but my current call with customer service of my wireless provider has just crossed the one hour mark.
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Happening now: vigil for Jabari Peoples, shot by a police officer in Homewood, Alabama this week.
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Alabama plans to kill David Lee Roberts by nitrogen suffocation even as his jury voted for life. It's now illegal for judges to override a jury's recommendation but the state didn't make it retroactive. His sentence is illegal by today's standard.
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Homewood Police release additional details about the fatal shooting of Jabari People's and say they are arranging for Jabari's family to view video of the incident.
Mayor of Aliceville, AL release statement on behalf of family of 18 y/o Jabari Peoples, shot and killed by police. Homewood PD claims Jabari was armed. His family, via a witness, says he was not. Please pay attention to this developing story. #PoliceAccountability
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Mayor of Aliceville, AL release statement on behalf of family of 18 y/o Jabari Peoples, shot and killed by police. Homewood PD claims Jabari was armed. His family, via a witness, says he was not. Please pay attention to this developing story. #PoliceAccountability
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