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Curtis Flowers, US man wrongfully imprisoned for 22 years, dies aged 56
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- Curtis Flowers, a Black man who spent over 22 years on death row in Mississippi, died at age 56; his family confirmed his death but no cause was given.
- Flowers was arrested at age 26 for the 1996 shooting deaths of four people in a Mississippi furniture store and was tried six times for the killings.
- The US Supreme Court overturned his conviction and death sentence in 2019, citing racial bias in jury selection where Black prospective jurors were improperly excluded.
- Flowers was released from prison in December 2019 after charges were dropped in September 2020, ending nearly 23 years of incarceration.
- Flowers expressed gratitude for his family’s support and relief at finally being free from what he called an injustice.
