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Justice 360 Releases 2020 Annual Report

March 30, 2021 by Alana Jordan

We are pleased to announce the release of our 2020 Annual Report. Our report includes updates about Justice 360’s work on death row and extreme juvenile sentencing cases. The report also contains updated data on the administration of South Carolina’s death penalty, including data about sentencing, executions, geography and race. We invite you to learn… Read More →

EJI Release Stunning Documentary, ABBEVILLE

August 9, 2017 by Mandy Medlock and chris

Our non-profit partners at the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) in Montgomery, Alabama have released a short documentary film titled, Abbeville. Abbeville illuminates the lasting impact of racial terror lynchings. The film follows community members committed to spreading the truth about the lynching of Anthony Crawford, an African American businessman who was lynched 100 years ago in… Read More →

Former Death-Sentenced Inmate Wins a New Trial

July 31, 2017 by Mandy Medlock and chris

COLUMBIA, S.C.  – Kenneth Simmons has been granted a new trial after a circuit court determined “he was severely deprived of his due process rights” when the State presented false DNA evidence and withheld favorable information at his trial for the murder and sexual assault of an elderly woman in Summerville, S.C. Simmons was convicted… Read More →

Another Life Saved Due to Efforts of Justice 360 Lawyers

June 6, 2017 by Mandy Medlock and chris

On Friday, May 25, 2017, the Office of the South Carolina Attorney General elected not to appeal a decision vacating the death sentence of Justice 360 client William Bell. In November 2016, Circuit Judge R. Lawton McIntosh found Mr. Bell intellectually disabled and, therefore, ineligible for the death penalty under the Eighth Amendment. The decision… Read More →

Justice 360 introduces Advisory Council

April 23, 2017 by Mandy Medlock and chris

Justice 360 has named a ten-member Advisory Council to guide the organization with the upcoming mission expansion as well as efforts to expand the reach of the group in South Carolina and throughout the Southeast region. Members of the Advisory Council include: Well-known defense attorneys John Blume – Co-Founder, Justice 360; Director, Cornell Death Penalty… Read More →

Justice 360 Welcomes 4 New Members to Board of Directors

January 3, 2017 by Mandy Medlock and chris

Justice 360 is pleased to welcome several new members to their Board of Directors. Beginning this month, the current board will be further strengthened by Attorney Patrick MacLaughlin, Attorney Meredith Weinberg, Community Activist Judy Etheredge, and Attorney Andrew Potter. Attorney Patrick MacLaughlin’s practice, based in Florence is focused on Criminal Defense.  Mr. McLaughlin is a past… Read More →

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