It is very important that we spotlight the women that are helping in the fight against racism and social injustice.
Maya Moore is at the forefront of all of that.
Here is her story with Jonathon Irons.
WNBA star Maya Moore took two seasons off from basketball to fight for a man she believed was wrongfully convicted. On Monday, that hard work paid off.
Jonathan Irons served 22 years of a 50-year sentence for his convictions for burglary and assault, which were expunged on Monday. A judge granted Irons’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
A key piece of evidence for the state was a confession Irons allegedly made to a detective, admitting that he had broken into the house and committed the crime, but that he could not remember anything else because he was drunk.
Irons has denied ever making that confession since the allegation was raised. The detective did not testify at the trial due to illness and has since died.
Irons, a black man, was sentenced by an all-white jury.
Today he walked out of jail a free man.
Flip the pages to see Moore meeting him and some of the Twitter reactions.