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Exoneration Stories from Death Row Sometimes innocent men & women fight the battle to get off the Row and are successful... here are positive & uplifting stories springing from a negative place.

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An exonerated former prisoner shares his story so that the United States may one day join the rest of the civilized world in abolishing the death penalty.

By Ron Keine

Hey Mom, pass the turkey, please."

I silently watch as the wave of many pairs of hands pass the heaving platter to my end of the table. Just as I am forking slices of dark meat onto my plate, I hear the loud slam of a metal door, the clanging of steel bars jarring me awake. I am back on death row again. I shoot a look at the calendar. Good. I still have a few weeks to live. I renew my pledge not to make it easy for them. I have been practicing holding my breath for the last year and a half.

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Brilliant story and Mr Keine is an amazing man. Thanks JJ
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