Man serves 43 Years in Prison for a Crime he Didn’t Commit

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Kevin Strickland, who has been in prison for over 40 years as a result of a wrongful conviction, remains in jail weeks after his innocence was declared publicly by prosecutors

 




Jean Peters Baker, Jackson County, Missouri prosecutor, talks with Rachel Maddow about the effort to free Kevin Strickland, who has been in prison for over 40 years as a result of a wrongful conviction, and who remains in jail weeks after his innocence was declared publicly by prosecutors.

 




Missouri Supreme Court denies Kevin Strickland’s exoneration request

 




Missouri governor: Pardon of 4-decade inmate not a priority

Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says addressing the clemency petition for a man who’s been behind bars for a triple murder for more than four decades is not a “priority,” even though prosecutors say he didn’t commit the crime.

Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson pardoned the St. Louis couple who waved their guns at a crowd of Black Lives Matter demonstrators immediately after they were convicted but refused to grant clemency to Kevin Strickland, who has been in prison for over 40 years as a result of a wrongful conviction.