The Redemption of Ronald Cotton A Beacon of Hope for the Innocent

Ronald Cotton, wrongly accused and convicted of sexual assault; co-author of The New York Times Bestseller Picking Cotton. Ronald Cotton would go on to serve 11 years for the crime until a chance meeting with another prisoner would give Cotton the legal grounding ... Set free on wrongful conviction, too, Ronald Cotton elated to see Ronnie Long go home. Ronald Cotton was exonerated in 1995, after spending over 10 years in prison for crimes he did not commit. NCIP Board Member Jennifer Thompson and Exoneree Ronald Cotton Honored at Victims' Rights Service Awards Ceremony. NCIP Board Member Jennifer ... By Cynthia E. Jones, Published on 01/01/13. An all-white bench convicted the then nineteen-year-old Hunt, even though there was no physical evidence linking him to the crime. A hotel employee made false ... Cotton was convicted of both rapes and two counts of burglary. An Alamance County Superior Court sentenced Cotton to life plus 54 years. Ronald Cotton clearly remembers his first meal as an almost free man. Bound by handcuffs, he sat at a McDonald's with two prison officers ... Ronald Cotton is found guilty ...