The wrongful conviction trial of Lamar Johnson continues today in St. Louis. Rebecca Rivas has been covering it all week for The Independent. Here's a recap of her coverage. #MoLeg #MoGov #MoSen (1/5)

ICYMI: Homicide detective in Lamar Johnson’s case says he had no evidence #moleg #mogov #mosen via Rebecca Rivas missouriindependent.com/2022/12/16/hom…

Obviously the solution for speaker is for someone to nominate Dolly Parton.

Over the last few years I've shadowed a half dozen public defenders for research for a forthcoming project. Three have since quit. All had felony caseloads several times greater than the maximum recommended by the ABA. slate.com/technology/202…

Messenger: Result of #LamarJohnson case will be bigger than one man’s fight for freedom: #innocence ⁦Lindsay Runnels⁩ ⁦Midwest Innocence Project⁩ stltoday.com/news/local/col…

Lamar Johnson was just released after 28 years of wrongful conviction. Please consider contributing to his GoFundMe to help him transition to life outside prison after almost three decades: gofundme.com/f/help-lamar-j…

Lamar Johnson is finally free. But the attorney general who kept him locked up for years had this to say: “Our office defended the rule of law and worked to uphold the original verdict that a jury of Johnson’s peers deemed to be appropriate based on the facts presented at trial.”

Tears of joy after hearing that Lamar Johnson has been freed after almost 30 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Too, too long. Hail to Midwest Innocence Project and all those who worked so hard to see this day of justice finally arrive. stltoday.com/news/local/cri…

For Lamar Johnson, the path to walk free after nearly 28 years behind bars involved three law firms, a nonprofit and a law change — even though two men already confessed to the crime. “You name it, I want to give it a go. I want to get back to living. nyti.ms/3lCaysE

TONIGHT: Hallie Jackson speaks to Lamar Johnson who was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent nearly 30 years in jail even after two other people confessed to committing it. "Despite all that went wrong and that happened to me a lot went right. And that's why I'm here today."

"I couldn't imagine giving up." Lamar Johnson spent decades behind bars for a murder he didn't commit. He joined John Yang to discuss the overturning of his conviction and release from prison. to.pbs.org/4181prW

Give it a listen! 💜

The shocking reasons behind a wrongful convictions. 48 Hours cbsn.ws/3Va4zJa

In February, Lamar Johnson was exonerated for a murder he did not commit, having spent nearly three decades in prison after a witness picked him out of a lineup. Tomorrow, 48 Hours speaks with that witness for the first time.

For the first time since 2019 MIP is inviting you to join us in person for our annual Faces of Innocence event - tickets will go live 5/5 @10am CST! Come celebrate this monumental launch with staff and supporters May 5th, 2023 at Casual Animal Brewing.

What a great morning. Taking Lamar Johnson and Ricky Kidd to CBS Mornings⁩

I LITERALLY stopped working on my memo so I could read this indictment. I am on page 24 and JESUS LUPITA NYONG'O CHRIST. HOW this man still has the capacity to shock me after everything that's happened, i'll never know. but I am sitting here *STUNNED*.

Lamar Johnson was framed for murder in Missouri. A year after gaining his freedom, he has filed suit over his time in prison. stlpr.org/law-order/2024… St. Louis Public Radio Rachel Lippmann Innocence Network Midwest Innocence Project Lindsay Runnels Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty

If Missouri Democrats 🇺🇸 really wanted to win over actual working folks in Missouri again they should put all their money behind just getting folks to listen to 2-3 minutes of J O H N ⚡️ R I Z Z O speaking. If you were the Missouri GOP you should hope they never, ever do. youtube.com/watch?v=Q8uwPe…

Thank you so much to Senator Lauren Arthur Doug Beck & J O H N ⚡️ R I Z Z O who are on the Senate floor in #moleg right now standing up to defend democracy and #MOMajorityRule 💙💙💙 #SJR74