The exonerations keep adding up. While it’s unfortunate that many of these Black men were sent to prison in the first place, it’s good to see that the justice system has a way to correct its wrongs.
The latest Black man to walk free after a wrongful conviction is 54-year-old Patrick Taylor in Rolling Meadows, Ill. Originally sent to prison 16 years ago after he was convicted of a 2006 murder, Taylor walked free on Wednesday after his attorneys proved he had nothing to do with the crime.
While Taylor’s attorneys at the time argued that there was no physical evidence connecting their client to the murder, he was arrested and charged. While prosecuting attorneys initially called for the death penalty, he was later sentenced to life in prison, according to ABC7 Chicago.
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