#Exonerated Man Now #Advocates for Others Impacted by #WrongfulConvictions
From a #prison cell to a mission for #justice, McCoy turns #personaltragedy into #purpose.
#exonerated
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https://www.opb.org/article/2025/07/02/oregon-exonerees-broken-system-compensation/ by @ryanjhaas.bsky.social
Oregon Senate Bill 1007 would have made it easier for wrongfully convicted people in the state to seek compensation for their years incarcerated, but was among the bills that floundered in the legislative session even though it had nearly universal bipartisan support.
Much of that floundering was due to an uncertain budget picture that left even top priorities for supermajority Democrats, such as a massive transportation package, without a path forward.
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mayau4kzyi777dfamsgwy6nk/post/3lszegjpknk24
OPB · Oregon exonerees face ‘broken system’ of compensation for another year
Exonerated #CentralParkFive sue #Trump for #defamation over debate remarks
The Central Park Five alleged in a federal lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania that Trump falsely claimed they pleaded guilty to the 1989 attack.
A group of men who were #exonerated in the rape & assault of a woman in Central Park in 1989 have sued Donald Trump for continuing to suggest that they are guilty, including at the presidential debate in Philadelphia last month.
#law #FactCheck #TrumpLies
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/21/trump-central-park-five-lawsuit/
The Washington Post · Central Park Five defendants sue Trump over remarks on their guilt
Yusef Salaam, exonerated 'Central Park Five' member, poised to win NYC council seat
PBS NewsHour · Yusef Salaam, exonerated 'Central Park Five' member, poised to win NYC council seatThe victory will come more than two decades after DNA evidence was used to overturn the convictions of Salaam and four other Black and Latino men in the 1989 rape and beating of a white jogger in Central Park.
One of the Exonerated Five (from Central Park case in 1989) is on the verge of winning the NYC Democratic primary for a City Council seat in District 9 in Harlem (a shoo-in to win in November)
Congratulations in advance to Dr. Yusef Salaam on winning the primary election to the New York City council seat in District 9 in Harlem!!! Exonerated and Elected! Well done, sir! The community stands with you. 
#NYC #Harlem #Exonerated! #Elected! https://bit.ly/3CRDyCc #BlackMastodon #Mastodon
Spectrum News NY1Yusef Salaam, member of Exonerated Five, expected to win in NYC Council Democratic primary