Equal Justice Initiative Wins Release of Anthony Ray Hinton Tomorrow Good Friday

Equal Justice Initiative Wins Release of Anthony Ray Hinton

Anthony Ray Hinton, one of the longest serving death row prisoners in Alabama history and among the longest serving condemned prisoners to be freed after presenting evidence of innocence, will be released tomorrow after Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Laura Petro granted the State’s motion to dismiss the charges against him.

Mr. Hinton spent 30 years on death row for a crime he did not commit.

Anthony Ray Hinton Is Free After 30 Years Wrongfully on Death Row

April 3, 2015

Nothing can make up for what happened to Anthony Ray Hinton but today is a day to celebrate. After nearly 30 years on death row, Hinton will be freed Friday morning.

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