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1970s Category[edit]

What about adding a subcategory for Bobby McLaulin, who was wrongfully convicted in an armed robbery, back in 1979? Splashen (talk) 14:53, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Why a subcategory, rather than a mere entry? —Tamfang (talk) 00:26, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Stephen Dennison[edit]

His entry (bottom of the 1920s entries) is full of typos, bad sentence structuring, incomplete quotes, etc.

Could someone with proper English skills (thus not me) have a look and correct these? 101.182.63.62 (talk) 12:19, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The entire entry has been removed, evidently due to lack of reliable sourcing. A. Randomdude0000 (talk) 15:13, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think there should be a listing for Ronald Cotton[edit]

He is the wrongfully convicted man who served 11 years for rape before being exonerated, he is the subject and co-author of the book Picking Cotton, which was a best-seller. I'm not really capable of writing an entry or I'd do it myself. I just correct minor typos and grammatical mistakes when I come across them. But it would be nice to put him in here. Thank you. Tumunu (talk) 19:57, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]