The Story of Harold Wilson: Convicted of Triple Murder, Sentenced to Die, Exonerated After 17 Years in Prison — Democracy Now!
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December 20, 2005
In a Democracy Now! broadcast exclusive, we spend the hour with Harold C. Wilson. Convicted of three murders in 1989, Wilson spent more than 17 years in prison, most of that time on death row. In 1999, Wilson's death sentence was overturned due to ineffective counsel. However, his murder convictions were not - and he remained on death row. Finally, on October 31st, 2005, Wilson's final trial began. DNA evidence was presented for the first time. On November 15th, he was acquitted of all charges and set free.
Click here for video, audio and written transcript via Democracy Now!
December 20, 2005
In a Democracy Now! broadcast exclusive, we spend the hour with Harold C. Wilson. Convicted of three murders in 1989, Wilson spent more than 17 years in prison, most of that time on death row. In 1999, Wilson's death sentence was overturned due to ineffective counsel. However, his murder convictions were not - and he remained on death row. Finally, on October 31st, 2005, Wilson's final trial began. DNA evidence was presented for the first time. On November 15th, he was acquitted of all charges and set free.
Click here for video, audio and written transcript via Democracy Now!
posted by Sean M. Madden at
8:51 PM
1 Comments:
Thanks for that Sean. I have just read the transcript and have to observe that Harold Wilson has so much more dignity than the people who exercise power corrosively and indulge in the murder that they sanitise with terms such as 'capital punishment.'
I think his degrading treatment raises huge issues. It is clear that the US prison system was all too often a prelude to the Iraqi prison scandal. If that apology of a man George Bush, was sincere in his regrets at what emerged in Iraq, he would also be demanding action to change US prisons. But no! The fact is that Bush is a bloodstained murderer who gives 'hypocrites' a bad name.
At the season when we celebrate 'Light' coming into the world, the treatment of Harold Wilson and so many others, reminds us that 'darkness' is also a reality and that it is a reality that is often found in high places.
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