An update from Ricky Kidd

Broken Justice

PBS NewsHour

True Crime

4.4 • 738 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

It's been about a year since Ricky Kidd was exonerated of charges for a 1996 double homicide he didn't commit. As he's set out to build a new life after 23 years in prison, the world has also changed around him, amid a global pandemic and widespread protests against police violence and racism, including calls for criminal justice reform. In this special episode, producer Frank Carlson catches up with Ricky about the fallout from his case, his work with others who have been wrongfully convicted and the challenges the formerly incarcerated face in restarting their lives. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0	Major funding for this podcast has been provided by the Candida Fund and the Pulitzer Center.
0:10.0	Hey, it's Frank Carlson, reporter behind Broken Justice. If you've been listening to this podcast,
0:16.3	you know a lot about Ricky Kidd, how he was convicted of a double homicide, spent more than two decades
0:21.8	in prison trying to prove his innocence. And then finally last year, he was exonerated.
0:27.3	What's it like being a free man on Channel 41? It's great. It's a wonderful feeling today.
0:32.4	I've dreamed for this day over the past 23 years and it's finally here and it's still seeking
0:36.8	in along with the rain.
0:39.3	A lot has happened since Ricky was released. He met someone, fell in love, and will welcome
0:45.2	a baby girl to the world in December. He went viral on TikTok, with a video of him dancing
0:53.6	to the song Rockstar by DeBaby while telling his story.
0:57.0	This video has been viewed 5.5 million times, and he has over 100,000 followers.
1:03.0	He started his own public speaking business focused on criminal justice reform.
1:08.0	It's called I Am Resilience.
1:10.0	Ricky Kid here with I Am Resilience.
1:13.3	I wanted to drop in on you today to share with you some quick facts about wrongful conviction.
1:19.0	And he celebrated his first full year of freedom with a road trip to 12 states to raise
1:23.8	awareness about wrongful convictions.
1:25.9	And he live streamed the whole thing.
1:27.4	We're live. Good morning, everybody. And he live streamed the whole thing. We're live.
1:28.5	Good morning, everybody.
1:29.6	Freedom lap 2020 is here.
1:31.5	All of this happened as COVID-19 swept across the country
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