Glenn Ford, exonerated death row inmate, dies - USA TODAY
Glenn Ford, exonerated death row inmate, dies SHREVEPORT, La. — Glenn Ford, who was exonerated last year after spending nearly 30 years of his life on death row for a crime he did not commit, died of lung cancer Monday, the Innocence Project New... ly/1IoRIco SHREVEPORT, La. — Glenn Ford, who was exonerated last year after spending nearly 30 years of his life on death row for a crime he did not commit , died of lung cancer Monday, the Innocence Project New Orleans announced. According to a news release, Ford died surrounded by friends and family at 2:11 a. m. CT in New Orleans. Ford's wrongful conviction would reignite national discussion about the death penalty after Shreveport Attorney A. M. "Marty" Stroud III, the lead prosecutor in Ford's trial, penned a letter apologizing for his role in Ford's conviction. In 1984, Ford was convicted of and sentenced to die for the Nov. Ford was 33 at the time of his conviction. According to the Innocence Project New Orleans, Ford spent 29 years, three months and five days of his life in solitary confinement on death row at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. On March 10, 2014, Ford was exonerated. The state of Louisiana gave him $20 for a bus ride home from prison but has denied him further compensation under the state's wrongful conviction compensation statute, the Innocence. Source: www.usatoday.com
