“I sat on my bunk … and I cried,” Stewart said after being released from prison. It was also revealed that the witnesses, who were all under the age of 17, had failed to identify Chestnut, Stewart or Watkins from photographs. Chestnut, Watkins and Stewart had each spent 36 years in prison before they were released this week, grinning and being cheered by supporters and loved ones, just months after their cases were suddenly reopened. “The Baltimore police has always had recurrent challenges: dealing with violent crime, homicide, racial insensitivity and low morale,” he added. After Chestnut, Watkins and Stewart were released this week, Mosby addressed them at a press conference.

Source: The Guardian November 30, 2019 07:18 UTC