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🌱 Why a man in Burgaw’s prison isn’t free after charges vanished

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  • Why a man in Burgaw’s prison isn’t free after charges vanished

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📰 News we're reading

• The Charges Were Dismissed. But These Two Men Are Not Free (theassemblync.com) — A man currently incarcerated at Pender Correctional Institution in Burgaw remains behind bars despite a judge dismissing his charges with prejudice, after the state appealed to keep him imprisoned. The story follows him, his co-defendant, and their family as courts weigh new evidence, including a key witness recantation and DNA testing, in a closely watched North Carolina wrongful-conviction case.
   

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