Entries tagged with “Clarence Brandley”
Policy Issues
Innocence
,Prosecutorial Accountability
,Apr 04, 2023
After Being Exonerated From Texas’ Death Row, Clarence Brandley Never Received Justice
Clarence Brandley (pictured) was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death in 1981 in Texas for the rape and murder of a 16-year-old white girl. From the outset, he was targeted based on his race. On the day of the murder, a police officer said to the two janitors at the school who had found the deceased, “One of you two is going to hang for this.” Then, turning to Brandley, said, “Since you’re the n****r, you’re…
Policy Issues
Innocence
,Religion
,Sep 02, 2020
Books: “When Truth Is All You Have” Tells Story of the Centurion Ministries’ Role in the Modern Innocence Movement
When Truth is All You Have, a new memoir by Centurion Ministries founder Jim McCloskey (pictured) tells the story of what many consider to be the birth of the modern innocence movement. The book, written with former USA Today national editor Philip Lerman, and released in July 2020, describes McCloskey’s personal and professional evolution as he created Centurion Ministries in 1983, the first-ever organization dedicated to…