CASES OF
SUSPECTED INNOCENCE
IN THE FLORIDA DOC

Former Florida Death Row Inmate Is Freed
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 14 - A retarded man whose murder conviction was recently overturned walked out of jail today, nearly 12 years after he was sentenced to life in prison for the killing of a deputy.

Timothy Brown, 27, will be under house arrest as a condition of his $5,000 bond, a judge ruled.

"It just feels good to be out," Mr. Brown said as he stepped out of jail. "I'm going home to my family."

"We've waited a long time," said his stepmother, Othalean Brown. "I'm a very happy mother today."

Mr. Brown's conviction was thrown out in March when Judge Donald Graham of Federal District Court eliminated his confession. Judge Graham also found fault with the way detectives persuaded Mr. Brown to waive his right to remain silent.

Copyright 2003 The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/15/national/15DEPU.html

Despite claims that "no one in prison is guilty", out of nearly 2000 prisoners that correspond with me, a relative handful claim innocence.

The following people have attracted my attention because something about them or their stories are compelling. After reading the documentation they have sent me, I believe some, if not all of them are truly innocent.

If you have the ability to cause a second look at any of these cases, if you are in a position to affect their welfare, or if you can just share their burden with a card, it would be a compassionate thing to do. Remember, they may be innocent men. I urge you to conduct yourselves accordingly.

FL DOC INMATE SEARCH
http://www.dc.state.fl.us/inmateinfo/inmateinfomenu.asp