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In a time when we are all devastated by the loss and suffering of loves due to COVID-19, celebrate a ray of hope and happiness: a man who was falsely accused and wrongfully convicted of murder comes a big step closer to freedom after 45 years in prison.
Today, a judge in Cleveland ordered a new trial for Isiah Andrews. He is now 82 years old.
Mr. Andrews’s wife was murdered in September 1974. Police originally arrested a different man for the crime, but they released him based on a mistake about the victim’s time of death. By the time they realized that mistake, Mr. Andrews had already been formally charged. Instead of fixing the error, the State moved forward with the case against Mr. Andrews, and covered up the evidence against the original suspect. Mr. Andrews was convicted, and he has now been in prison for over 45 years for a crime he did not commit.
Today, a judge vacated Mr. Andrews’s conviction and ordered a new trial. In the meantime, the most important battle now is to get Isiah out of prison and into a safe environment. People in prison, like elderly people in nursing facilities and college students in dormitories, are at high risk for infection with COVID. Isiah is also at high risk because of his age and the debilitation that comes with spending four decades in prison.
Please help us support Isiah. Donations will be used to help him build his new life starting with the very basic necessities and hopefully to get him financially stable.
Today, a judge in Cleveland ordered a new trial for Isiah Andrews. He is now 82 years old.
Mr. Andrews’s wife was murdered in September 1974. Police originally arrested a different man for the crime, but they released him based on a mistake about the victim’s time of death. By the time they realized that mistake, Mr. Andrews had already been formally charged. Instead of fixing the error, the State moved forward with the case against Mr. Andrews, and covered up the evidence against the original suspect. Mr. Andrews was convicted, and he has now been in prison for over 45 years for a crime he did not commit.
Today, a judge vacated Mr. Andrews’s conviction and ordered a new trial. In the meantime, the most important battle now is to get Isiah out of prison and into a safe environment. People in prison, like elderly people in nursing facilities and college students in dormitories, are at high risk for infection with COVID. Isiah is also at high risk because of his age and the debilitation that comes with spending four decades in prison.
Please help us support Isiah. Donations will be used to help him build his new life starting with the very basic necessities and hopefully to get him financially stable.
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Katie Wood
Organizer
Cincinnati, OH
Stephanie King
Team member