Eroy Brown, who three times was acquitted of killing two Texas prison officials, remains incarcerated after being denied parole a few years ago, and continues to be held on convictions for armed robbery and burglary, blogger Constance Robinson writes. She’s written about Eroy Brown’s story and talks with Michael Berryhill, author of the forthcoming book The Trials of Eroy Brown: The Murder Case that Shook the Texas Prison System:
“What was interesting was tying Eroy’s story to the Ruiz civil rights case. Both trials gave voice to people who were convicts, and in both trials the convicts had lawyers who were advocating on their behalf. Bad things were being done by high prison officials and Eroy Brown brought that all out in the public.”
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