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Wrongfully Imprisoned Mississippi Man Curtis Flowers Dies at Fifty Six

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Curtis Flowers, freed after 22 years on death row, has died at 56.

Curtis Flowers, who spent over 22 years behind bars after being tried six times for a quadruple murder in Mississippi, has passed away at the age of 56. His conviction was famously overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court due to racial bias in jury selection by the prosecuting attorney. He was eventually freed in 2020 after the state dropped all charges against him.

The ageFlowers passed away at 56 years old.
The prison timeHe spent more than 22 years wrongfully incarcerated.
The trialsHe was tried six times by the same prosecutor for the 1996 murders.
The legal milestoneThe U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction in 2019 over racial discrimination.

By the numbers

22 yrsyears in prison

56 yrsage at death

6trials faced

4people murdered in 1996 case

Why it matters

The case of Curtis Flowers became a landmark symbol of prosecutorial misconduct and systemic racism in the American criminal justice system. His repeated trials by the same white prosecutor, who systematically struck Black potential jurors, drew national scrutiny before the Supreme Court intervened.

What outlets agree on

Curtis Flowers, whose murder conviction and death sentence were overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court following six trials, has died in Mississippi at the age of 56 after spending over two decades in prison.

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