Anthony Ray Hinton : (8)

" My mom was my mother and father. My father lost his mind when I was about 4 years old. And my mom did everything she could to make sure that we was brought up right. " - Anthony Ray Hinton

" America should be ashamed to say they have the best justice system in the world when, every day, race plays a part in who goes to prison, who don’t go to prison. " - Anthony Ray Hinton

" I hope that America will do away with the death penalty. I truly believe we are better than that. " - Anthony Ray Hinton

" I don’t believe that man was built to be put in a 5-by-7 for 30 years and have his sanity when he comes out if he doesn’t find something to escape. " - Anthony Ray Hinton

" My mother passed in 2002. That was a blow like no other blow. " - Anthony Ray Hinton

" It’s hard to explain exactly what it feels like to be judged. There’s a shame to it. Even when you know you’re innocent. It still feels like you are coated in something dirty and evil. " - Anthony Ray Hinton

" What kind of system do we have when innocent people can sit on death row for 30 years? " - Anthony Ray Hinton

" I have too much to live for to allow a bunch of cowards to take my joy. I refuse to give them my joy. " - Anthony Ray Hinton