Decades of Wrongful Imprisonment: Glynn Simmons Exonerated After 48 Years

Glynn Simmons, a man from Oklahoma, has been declared innocent after spending 48 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, believed to be the longest wrongful incarceration in the United States. Simmons was released on bond in July after evidence was withheld from his defense attorneys, and the district attorney announced in September that she would not seek a retrial due to a lack of physical evidence. The judge's amended order dismissing the case against Simmons with prejudice marks the end of his four-plus decade ordeal. Simmons and his attorneys are now seeking compensation for his wrongful incarceration, while he also battles stage four cancer and seeks financial help through a GoFundMe campaign.