Anthony Graves: 'Being A Prisoner During COVID Is A Death Sentence'
A recent DNA test on evidence excluded or exonerated him in the aggravated robbery case, his supporters say, but he remains in prison awaiting a Harris County court date delayed by COVID-19. How is COVID-19 affecting the progress of cases you’ve followed or are working on as advocates? Casarez : You’d think you’d want to fast track potential releases—especially when there are innocence claims. Sometimes, the state doesn’t seem to care that a person has been exonerated—there are still people who think they’re guilty and so they use whatever they can use to keep them in prison...
Source: texasobserver.org