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| HELP US RETURN PRISONERS TO THEIR FAMILIES UNDER THE RESTRUCTURED ROCKEFELLER LAWS. | |
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KUNSTLER FUND IS COMMITTED TO HELP ELIGIBLE ROCKEFELLER INMATES GET
RESENTENCED. Read about the men and women represented by Kunstler Fund President Margaret Ratner Kunstler •Reform Delivers Hope to Inmate, March 3, 2005, Times Union, Elizabeth Benjamin •Saul Sultan's "Rocky Road to Freedom," March 4, 2005, The Daily News •81-year-old Brooklyn man in wheelchair released under new Rockefeller drug law, March 4, 2005, AP •Saul Sultan queda en libertad ‘Sólo quiero que vea a sus nietos’ Eva Sanchis/EDLP •The end of the Rockefeller Drug Laws is not an open door, Feb. 9 2005, NY Times, Leslie Eaton |
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BEST IS SERVING 15-YEARS-TO-LIFE FOR SIGNING FOR A FEDEX PACKAGEAnother tragic consequence of New York's Rockefeller drug laws. Learn more about Darryl's case Watch the Kunstler Fund video (RealPlayer) Download RealPlayer |
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Defendants Pardoned by Texas GovernorLeaving the Courthouse: Freddie Brookins Sr. leaves with Randy Credico with the William Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice in New York. Media greeted them outside the Swisher County Courthouse after Brookins' son was released on bond after four years in prison. Credit:Henry Bargas hbargas@amarillonet.com Adam Liptak's NYT article on the pardons 8/24/2003 Greg Cunnigham's Amarillo Globe-News Article on Tulia's Healing 8/16/2003 Bob Herbert's NYT Op-Ed on the release 6/19/2003 Monica Davey's NYT article on the release 6/17/2003 |
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in Tulia The Kunstler Fund has been working tirelessly to make sure the media and the press has stayed focused on this unfolding story. We extend our warm support and congratulations to the families of the Tulia 46. |
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Coleman Indicted! "A former undercover narcotics agent whose testimony led to drug convictions of 38 people, nearly all of them black, in a small, predominantly white Texas Panhandle town was indicted yesterday on three felony perjury charges, a development further damaging the credibility of his investigation." By Simon Romero, NYT Read more. |
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The Legacy Of Tulia Be The Death Of Bucks For Busts Policing?By Arianna Huffington "Tom Coleman is merely the symptom of a much bigger disease," says Randy Credico of the William Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice, which was instrumental in bringing Tulia to the public's attention. "It's this country's out of control drug task forces that are the real cancer." Read more. |
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Matthews is InnocentThe Kunstler Fund salutes Ryan Matthews and his struggle for justice. Ryan, who is mentally retarded, was 17-years-old when he was accused of murdering a grocery store owner in Louisiana. Ryan was sentenced to die in 1999, and is currently on death row at Angola Prison. His lawyers recently uncovered DNA evidence that exonerates Ryan and points to another killer. For more information, visit www.reprieve.org. |
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| Letter from Kunstler Fund Director Randy Credico | |
| Jeff Blackburn, Mattie White, and Randy Credico on DemocracyNow! | |
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PARK 5 EXONERATED From Democracy Now!: Listern in Real Audio as Emily Kunstler reads exerpts from William Kunstler's Autobiography, "My Life as a Radical Lawyer" about Yusef Salaam |
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Young Exonerated Kunstler Fund Director Randy Credico was present in the courtroom when Marion Young was sentenced to 35 years on November 15th, 2001 Caldwell, Texas. Exactly one year later his convicted was overturned and the case was dismissed due to insufficent evidence. Texas' "Tulia law" passed last year requiring corroborating evidence for the testimony of undercover confidential informants to obtain a narcotics conviction, and the case was overturned on that basis. Texas Court of Appeals Decision 11/14/02 Randy Credico's response to Young's Conviction |
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 Mothers
of the Disappeared honored at Union Square Awards. The Union Square Awards seek to encourage grassroots activism as a means of strengthening communities throughout New York City, and they recognize notable contributions to the educational, economic and cultural life of New York City. Read more... |
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alliance formed between the New York Mothers of the Disappeared
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Texas: Scenes from the Drug WarFor information on how to order the Kunstler Fund's 26-minute video, click here. |
