Anthony Ray Hinton
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Anthony Ray Hinton is an American man who spent nearly 30 years on Alabama’s death row for a wrongful murder conviction before being exonerated, becoming a prominent voice for criminal justice reform.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal justice reform advocate
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human ⓘ wrongfully convicted person ⓘ |
| authorOf | The Sun Does Shine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | PEN America award (for The Sun Does Shine) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfExoneration |
ballistics evidence found unreliable
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prosecution’s case collapsed ⓘ |
| convictedOf | murder ⓘ |
| convictionStatus | wrongful conviction ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1956-06-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfExoneration | 2015-04-03 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfImprisonment | 2015 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| exoneratedBy | Alabama court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exoneratedWithAssistanceFrom | Equal Justice Initiative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Hinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Anthony ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.anthonyrayhinton.com/ ⓘ |
| knownForQuote | “The sun does shine” ⓘ |
| legalRepresentative | Bryan Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Alabama criminal justice system ⓘ |
| mainSubjectOf | The Sun Does Shine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
anti–death penalty movement
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criminal justice reform movement ⓘ |
| name | Anthony Ray Hinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for criminal justice reform
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being wrongfully convicted of murder in Alabama ⓘ exoneration from death row ⓘ public speaking on wrongful convictions ⓘ spending nearly 30 years on Alabama death row ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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criminal justice reform advocate ⓘ public speaker ⓘ |
| onDeathRow | true ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention | Holman Correctional Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| speaksAbout |
death penalty
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racial bias in the criminal justice system ⓘ solitary confinement ⓘ wrongful convictions ⓘ |
| startTimeOfImprisonment | 1985 ⓘ |
| timeOnDeathRow | about 30 years ⓘ |
| victimOf |
prolonged death row incarceration
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wrongful conviction ⓘ |
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