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United States: man found innocent after 48 years in prison
United States: a man found innocent after 48 years in prison – (FRANCEINFO)
Last July, Glynn Simmons was released by American justice after 48 years behind bars. The man, on trial for a murder he did not commit, is the innocent man who served the longest sentence in captivity in the history of the United States.
Glynn Simmons was wrongly accused of a murder in a convenience store in Oklahoma (United States). He is the innocent man who served the longest sentence in captivity in American judicial history. He was arrested in 1975 when he was just 22 years old. He had indicated that he was not at the scene at the time of the events, but had been singled out by the only witness during an identification session, a teenage girl injured by a gunshot to the head and whose version will be undermined by the following.
He also has to fight cancer
The death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. Last July he was released. The handcuffs were symbolically removed in front of the camera: “When you know you are innocent, fight, don’t let anyone tell you it’s impossible, because it is possible.” He is only eligible for 160,000 euros in compensation, and lives off donations made to him by other people. He also has to fight cancer. Glynn Simmons vowed to fight against miscarriages of justice.
