Life After Justice: The Story of Terence Richardson and Ferrone Claiborne

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Dr. André White

Society & Culture, History, Education

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

In 2001, a jury found Terence Richardson and Ferrone Claiborne not guilty of murdering a police officer. But, thanks to a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, a judge sentenced both men to life in prison anyway. The Supreme Court of Virginia has now granted a new hearing to prove their innocence. There will be an evidentiary hearing to present new evidence in their case May 22-24, 2024. This episode was brought to you by Life After Justice. Life After Justice is one of a few exoneree created and led innocence organizations in the country that fights to free the wrongfully convicted and provides support in reclaiming their lives after justice. Through lived experiences, Life After Justice is dedicated to transforming the criminal legal system through strategic litigation and providing holistic mental health support for exonerated and freed individuals. Learn more at www.lifeafterjustice.org or on instagram @lifeafterjustice It is important that we amplify this story and this case and get as many eyes and ears on it as possible! Listen to this episode and share it with someone you know! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media Podcast.
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0:13.0	Every day there's a new episode for you to listen and learn about what happened that day way back when.
0:18.0	So listen and subscribe to this day in history wherever you get your podcasts. That's this day in history
0:25.1	wherever you get your podcasts.
0:29.6	This episode is brought to you by Life After Justice.
0:37.0	Life After Justice is one of a few exonerie created and led innocence organizations in the country that fights to free the wrongfully convicted and provide support in reclaiming their lives after justice.
0:50.0	Through lived experiences, life after justice is dedicated to transforming the criminal legal
0:54.7	system through strategic litigation and providing holistic mental health support for exonerated
1:00.1	and freed individuals.
1:01.7	Learn more at
1:03.0	W.
1:05.0	Life After Justice.org.
1:07.0	Now let's get to the show.
1:10.0	We have an opportunity to affect the law with this case.
1:15.7	If the highest court in the Virginia Supreme Court rules in a favor of Terence at theam, then it also trickles down to those coming as well on their
1:27.6	right and access to evidentiary hearings to be able to prove their innocence. This is more than just about
1:34.0	Terence and veron. This is about the plight of a lot of individuals who don't have
1:39.8	counsel, who can afford counsel, and are just trying to fight to get out with what all they have.
1:50.0	What if I told you that there are two black men currently sitting in a prison cell as we speak,
1:56.3	and they've been there for over the last 20 years, both serving life in a prison for a
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