@bygeorgiafort: Why are there so many wrongful convictions in Minnesota? Just yesterday a Minnesota man regained his freedom after spending 27 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Bryan Hooper Sr. is the third high-profile wrongful conviction overturned in Minnesota in recent years. But here’s the problem: nearly all of these cases stem from the 1990s and early 2000s—the same era when the corrupt Minnesota Gang Strike Task Force was wreaking havoc in our neighborhoods. Yet no one has ever gone back to investigate the hundreds of arrests made by those officers who were later found guilty of corruption. Experts estimate that 6–15% of people currently incarcerated in the U.S. are innocent. A statistic that disproportionately impacts Black men. That means there are many more Bryans still behind bars. Investigative journalism isn’t about chasing headlines after the fact—it’s about protecting people’s freedom, families, and futures. Learn more about the case I began reporting on last year—Philip Vance—at the link in my bio. Why are there so many wrongful convictions in Minnesota? Just yesterday a Minnesota man regained his freedom after spending 27 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Bryan Hooper Sr. is the third high-profile wrongful conviction overturned in Minnesota in recent years. But here’s the problem: nearly all of these cases stem from the 1990s and early 2000s—the same era when the corrupt Minnesota Gang Strike Task Force was wreaking havoc in our neighborhoods. Yet no one has ever gone back to investigate the hundreds of arrests made by those officers who were later found guilty of corruption. Experts estimate that 6–15% of people currently incarcerated in the U.S. are innocent. A statistic that disproportionately impacts Black men. That means there are many more Bryans still behind bars. Investigative journalism isn’t about chasing headlines after the fact—it’s about protecting people’s freedom, families, and futures. #Minnesota #Minneapolis #FYP #wrongfullyconvicted

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