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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Sixty-Three Senate and House members of the Missouri General Assembly have signed a petition authored by Rep. John Burnett, D-Kansas City, which requests Gov. Jay Nixon to promptly act on a sentence commutation for Patricia Prewitt.
Patricia Prewitt has served 24 years in prison for a crime that strong evidence suggests she did not commit. For years, respected members of the academic and judicial community have argued that Ms. Prewitt’s case was flawed, highly circumstantial, and based more upon gender bias rather than solid evidence.
Countless family members, community leaders, and active legislators have also flooded Gov. Jay Nixon’s office with letters of support, urging him to authorize a sentence commutation. As one relative’s letter to the Governor states, “When you decided to run for Governor of Missouri, I told my family that now perhaps we could get something accomplished. So, please don’t let me down now.”
Rep. John Burnett is eager for Ms. Prewitt to finally be freed, offering, “It is high time that we finally stop talking and start doing the right thing for Patricia Prewitt; these are the types of injustices we were sent here to fix.”
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Sixty-Three Senate and House members of the Missouri General Assembly have signed a petition authored by Rep. John Burnett, D-Kansas City, which requests Gov. Jay Nixon to promptly act on a sentence commutation for Patricia Prewitt.
Patricia Prewitt has served 24 years in prison for a crime that strong evidence suggests she did not commit. For years, respected members of the academic and judicial community have argued that Ms. Prewitt’s case was flawed, highly circumstantial, and based more upon gender bias rather than solid evidence.
Countless family members, community leaders, and active legislators have also flooded Gov. Jay Nixon’s office with letters of support, urging him to authorize a sentence commutation. As one relative’s letter to the Governor states, “When you decided to run for Governor of Missouri, I told my family that now perhaps we could get something accomplished. So, please don’t let me down now.”
Rep. John Burnett is eager for Ms. Prewitt to finally be freed, offering, “It is high time that we finally stop talking and start doing the right thing for Patricia Prewitt; these are the types of injustices we were sent here to fix.”
