This is Earnest Jackson who at the age of 17 was sentenced to life in prison for being an accessory to murder. Then when the Supremes (back before they advocated draconian solutions) said he had to be re-sentenced and he got 60-80 years instead. Gee thanks for the "improvement".
In the meantime lots of things about this case have come out. For instance, there was a killing. whether Jackson was there or not is in dispute, but the rub is this. The guy who actually pulled the trigger and killed the victim was ACQUITTED of murder and let go on a self defense argument. So there wasn't an actual murder? Yet there was? I'm no lawyer but cmon now.
Jackson hasnt been a model prisoner his entire incarceration. He was a pissed off teen in prison for something he maintains he didn't do so there's lots of "write-ups" for bad conduct . But very few since 2012 when he got his college degree and began to mentor others.
Thousands and thousands of signatures were gathered. Lots of character witnesses were lined up. The Pardons Board was inundated with pleas for at least a commutation of the 60-80 years. The victim's own family said hey he didn't do it let him go.
Ok the Nebraska Pardons board is a 3 white man panel consisting of the Governor, a shitheel Republican named Pete Ricketts (@govricketts) , a Secretary of State named Robert Evnan ( @NEvnen) and the Attorney General (@AGDougPeterson) who spends his entire time suing the Biden administration for forgiving student loans, joining lawsuits to overthrow the 2020 election, and being a pain in the ass. This board rejected the plea after 2 minutes. Yep 2 minutes. So once again, a man is doing 60-80 years for being an accessory to a non-murder.
Later on, the Board acquiesced to a pardon request to a former Marine convicted of sexual assault supported by two rows of American Legion members. They voted to pardon this guy 2-1. One guess on what color he is.
I do not know what else to say. It's an injustice that needs to be fixed. I probably haven't done it justice here.
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