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Louisiana man wrongly convicted of rape released after 29 years in prison

Patrick Brown, 49, was sentenced to life without parole after being accused of raping his young stepdaughter in December 1994

The Guardian - US · May 8, 2023

Louisiana trio imprisoned for 28 years freed after judge tosses murder convictions

Newly uncovered evidence linked police investigation into 1994 New Orleans murder to disgraced officer currently on federal death row

The Guardian - US · Oct 20, 2022

Convicted at 17, prisoner, now 53, exonerated in rape

A Black Louisiana man has been formally cleared in a New Orleans rape for which he was convicted as a teenager more than 36 years ago

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022

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Life in prison for stealing $20: how The Division is taking apart brutal criminal sentences

Part two: The New Orleans’ civil rights division reckons with a case involving an egregious sentence – and a policy that has punished the city’s poorest for decades

The Guardian - US · May 7, 2022

Inside the Division: how a small team of US prosecutors fight decades of shocking injustice

Part one: In New Orleans, a man pleaded his innocence for 28 years. Was there evidence that could set him free?

The Guardian - US · May 6, 2022

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