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After 39 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment, Ricky Jackson Is Finally Free

Source: Smithsonian Magazine

Ricky Jackson spent nearly four decades in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. While he was incarcerated, he wrote letters to journalists about his case. Learn how the charges against Jackson were finally dismissed.

This entry was posted in Hard-Won Liberty and tagged Current Events on May 1, 2019 by Chandler Gifford.

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