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Project Milgaard

@projectmilgaard

Help us to provoke change to Canada's Justice System.

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$116,000 per year is what it costs to keep someone locked up in a Canadian prison (2016). $4.6 Billion is spent annually to operate Corrections Canada. efrynorthernalberta.com/cost-of-incarc….

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High profile wrongful convictions such as this show us how prevalent this kind of injustice is in our society. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

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In 3 yrs this #solar installation at a high school in Arkansas turned the district budget from a $250K deficit to a $1.8 million surplus. They're using the surplus to increase teacher salaries. We have the solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate #climate #renewables #cop27

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Join the fight to free Odelia and Nerissa! Press Conference tomorrow morning! 9am MST/ 11am EST. #Canada ryerson.zoom.us/j/96410142565

Join the fight to free Odelia and Nerissa! Press Conference tomorrow morning! 9am MST/ 11am EST. #Canada

ryerson.zoom.us/j/96410142565
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A facial recognition tool identified a Black man as a suspect in a theft in Louisiana. He was arrested 3 states and 7 hours away from the scene of the crime and spent a week in jail. But there’s a big problem: The man has never been to Louisiana gizmodo.com/facial-recogni…

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For 23 years, David Milgaard was imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, because of a wrongful conviction. Alongside his sister Susan & James Lockyer, we tabled David & Joyce Milgaard’s Law, establishing an Independent Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission.

For 23 years, David Milgaard was imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, because of a wrongful conviction. Alongside his sister Susan & James Lockyer, we tabled David & Joyce Milgaard’s Law, establishing an Independent Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission.
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Last week, listening to The Tragically Hip’s “Wheat Kings” inspired by David Milgaard. When we met in 2019, David signed my copy. I told him that I would reform the wrongful conviction process, so no one would ever go through what he did. I hope I lived up to that promise.

Last week, listening to The Tragically Hip’s “Wheat Kings” inspired by David Milgaard. When we met in 2019, David signed my copy. I told him that I would reform the wrongful conviction process, so no one would ever go through what he did. I hope I lived up to that promise.
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Hey, there is a short film about David Milgaard called 'David at the Door' it will be playing in #yyc on Monday Apr 24. Come check it out and support Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance calgaryundergroundfilm.org/2023/shorts-pa…

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Today in 1992, David Milgaard is released from prison after spending 23 years there for a crime he didn't commit. In 1997, DNA evidence confirms he was innocent. He spends the rest of his life as a community support worker in Alberta before passing away in May 2022.

Today in 1992, David Milgaard is released from prison after spending 23 years there for a crime he didn't commit.
In 1997, DNA evidence confirms he was innocent.
He spends the rest of his life as a community support worker in Alberta before passing away in May 2022.