GLYNN SIMMONS: 48 YEARS FOR WRONGFUL CONVICTION

Can you imagine going to prison for 48 years for a crime you did not commit? The United States has ruined the life of an African man who was taken by the system for being in the wrong place at the wrong time and for having the wrong skin color. Systemic racism permeates through every institution within the United States. The story of Glynn Simmons is just one example of its impact on the lives of ordinary human beings who are descendants of enslaved Africans. Simmons is the longest-held prisoner to have been exonerated in the United States. Not only was he wrongfully convicted, but his compensation by the courts may be minimal, if anything at all. He is now supporting himself through GoFundMe donations, paying for his cancer treatment that was neglected until his release.