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He Says His Lie Sent A Man To Prison For Life

Yarris has been on death row in Pennsylvaniaprisons, emphatically telling anyone who would listen that he didn'tcommitthe 1981 abduction, rape and murder of a Delaware County woman forwhichhe was convicted.

What Does an Innocent Man Have to Do to Go Free? …

Stephens,alreadya diabetic, was terminally ill with liver disease. When he died,adrug used for anesthesia was found in his blood. Stephanie wassubsequentlyconvicted of her husband's murder. But was she convicted on thebasisof sound evidence, or because she was the "other woman"?

UPDATE: October 16, 2006 - Stephanie Stephens died in prison ofpneumonia.

What Does an Innocent Man Have to Do to Go Free

Charles Smith of Ontario, Canada. Smith was already underinvestigation for findingcrimes where none existed in the deaths of children. He camethroughfor the Ohio boys. The jury not only convicted Fuller, theyrecommendeddeath. Only Fuller's previously clean record saved him fromexecution,but he still languishes in prison, for the rest of his life.

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In all my years behind bars, I've never seen a murder, a stabbing, or a rape. I believe some prisoners try to brag how tough prison is to make themselves look tough. They romanticize their prison experience by telling their friends and family how brutal prison was and how they had to fight for their lives every day. Prison, however, may be harder for the innocent man convicted of a sex crime because of the scorn. In the old days, a convicted sex offender — innocent or guilty — was sure to get physically attacked. Today, that is not the case. A man wrongly convicted of a sex crime can make it out of prison unharmed if he stays on his toes and keeps alert.

Innocent In Prison Project International (IIPPI)

One of the most important things for the innocent man in prison is to maintain contact with at least one person on the outside. This person can help you try to prove your innocence and keep you current on what's happening outside the prison walls. If you can maintain contact with at least one free worlder to help you, you'll be doing a lot better than some prisoners. Many prisoners lose their friends and their own families and are isolated in prison with no contact with the outside world. You are going to be walking into prison alone and will be alone while you do your time. You need at least one ally in the outside to help free yourself from the nightmare of being thrown in a cage and given the scarlet letter of a convicted sex offender for a crime you did not commit.

Innocence Cases | Death Penalty Information Center

Because you were convicted of a sex crime, you will not be winning any popularity contests with your fellow prisoners. At first, the other prisoners may mark you to be victimized and harassed. If you don't stand tall and fight back, you'll be victimized your entire prison term. You must stand up for yourself when you are tested by some idiot who thinks you're a rape-o, "Chester," "tree jumper," or "freak." In 1989, I was compelled to beat a man who attacked me with a folding chair. Besides a little blood, neither one of us was hurt badly. I did accidentally break a guard's hand in the melee and I've also had to fight a couple of other morons who disrespected me, but I haven't had any trouble in years. It is well worth it to spend a few months in solitary confinement for defending yourself when the option is being harassed continually in general population. Another option is hiding for years in Protective Custody (PC), totally separated from the rest of the prison, and locked in a cell for 24-hours a day. But only the weakest prisoners go PC, and I don't recommend it.