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Ed Chapman holds a map that helped save his life.

Ed Chapman holds a map that helped save his life.

Nearly 14 years after being sent to death row for a crime he did not commit, this map of Hickory, North Carolina became part of the evidence that proved his innocence. It was developed through years of relentless work alongside his mitigation specialist and law students who refused to give up on his case.

Those 14 years on the row were filled with loss. The men around him became family, and 37 of them were taken, one by one, to the execution chamber. Through it all, Ed kept fighting to come home. He was exonerated in 2008.

A new law in North Carolina limits the appeals process to just two years. It took Ed 14.

We cannot accept a system that runs out the clock on innocence.

#NCCADP #EndTheDeathPenalty #AbolitionNC #JusticeNC #WrongfulConviction #NoMoreDeathRow

“Me personally, I live death row every day,” Ed Ch

“Me personally, I live death row every day,” Ed Chapman shared during our Racist Roots screening at Duke University.

Ed spoke about being wrongfully convicted and losing 14 years of his life to death row after his innocence was deliberately buried by law enforcement in Catawba County.

We're grateful to Duke Partnership for Service (@@duke.dps), Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (@dukehumanrightscenter), and Duke students Rohan, Lameese, and Grace for helping to make this evening possible. Thanks to all who showed up to learn alongside us.

Racist Roots is a project of The Center for Death Penalty Litigation (@centerfordeathpenaltylit).

#NoMoreDeathRow #EndTheDeathPenalty #Duke #NCCADP #RacistRoots

A bad defense can cost a life. Ed Chapman knows th

A bad defense can cost a life. Ed Chapman knows that firsthand.

Wrongfully convicted, he survived nearly 14 years on death row before his exoneration in 2008. His original attorneys often showed up smelling of alcohol. They ignored key evidence and lines of inquiry. When Ed tried to have them dismissed from his case, they attempted to keep him from finding new representation.

When a UNC Law student asked how public defenders can best represent their clients, Ed shared this wisdom.

#EndTheDeathPenalty #NoMoreDeathRow #NCCADP #EdChapman #NCDeathPenalty #WrongfulConviction

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