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Missouri: Demand justice in the case of Reggie Clemons!

Missouri may have wrongfully executed someone at least once before . And now Reggie Clemons stands to lose his life even though the case against him has uncovered more questions than answers. Demand justice in the case of Reggie Clemons - don't let him be executed! In April 1991 in St. Louis, Missouri, two young white women plunged from a bridge into the Mississippi River. Three African American youths, who may well be innocent, are paying for the crime - all sentenced to death. One man has been executed, one had his sentence reduced to life imprisonment and the third, Reggie Clemons, sits on death row right now, at risk of execution . The case against Reggie is one with no physical evidence, two highly questionable witnesses - both of whom were initially charged with the crime - and a trail of alleged police coercion, misconduct from lawyers on both sides of the case, and racial inequities so sharp that a growing number of human and civil rights supporters, including actor, Dan...