In 1992, Ed Bradley reported that the wrong man might have been sitting on Alabama’s death row. “Just Mercy,” a movie about the case, opens in theaters this week. https://cbsn.ws/2QH15yf
Toxic
(informal, disapproving) (of a person, relationship or situation)
very unpleasant, especially in the way somebody likes to control and influence other people in a dishonest way
- I felt trapped in this toxic relationship.
- The political situation is highly toxic.
- the toxic atmosphere that now exists in political life
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The Walter McMillian case was a highly publicized wrongful conviction and death penalty case in Alabama that garnered national attention. Here are some key points about the case:
McMillian was wrongfully accused of the murder of Ronda Morrison, a young white woman, in 1986. He was arrested six months after the crime despite having no credible evidence linking him to the murder.
The case was based largely on the testimony of Ralph Myers, a white career criminal who was coerced into giving a false testimony against McMillian by local law enforcement officials.
McMillian was convicted and sentenced to death in 1988, despite a strong alibi and multiple witnesses who testified that he was at a church fish fry at the time of the murder.
The case drew the attention of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), a non-profit organization founded by Bryan Stevenson, who took on McMillian’s case in 1990 and fought for his release for several years.
The EJI presented new evidence that proved McMillian’s innocence and exposed the corruption and racism in the legal system in Alabama.
In 1993, the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals overturned McMillian’s conviction and ordered a new trial. In 1995, the prosecution dropped all charges against him and he was finally released after spending six years on death row.
McMillian’s case became a symbol of racial injustice and the flaws in the American criminal justice system, and inspired Bryan Stevenson’s work as a civil rights lawyer and advocate for criminal justice reform.
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A toxic work culture is one where the workplace is plagued by fighting, drama and unhappy employees to the point that productivity and the well-being of the people in the office is affected.
