A big update on my @thenewyorktimesrss.newsmast.social.ap.brid.gy story about Jessie Askew Jr. and prosecutor Kelly Burke.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/m...
This story out of Georgia is heavy on forgiveness & responsibility & it’s a gift article so I hope you’ll read it.
“Under the law, the judge had no choice but to impose the life sentence if the request met the criteria.”
“Judge Adams said he would resentence Mr. Askew to the requested 25 years. Mr. Askew, who had served 28 years, nodded his head forward & back, forward & back. Tears flowed down his face. He would walk free as soon as he was processed out of the system.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/m...
4/5 Heureusement certains procureurs, comme le georgien Kelly Burke, ont toujours des valeurs: papier formidable du NYT sur l’élargissement (après 28 ans de détention!) du condamné noir Jessie Askew Jr. (€)
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/m...
"...had been in a Georgia state prison since 1998, sentenced to life without parole for his part in an armed robbery in which no shots were fired (unloaded gun) and no one was hurt." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/m...
