A man imprisoned for nearly 30 years before being exonerated won a landmark election in New Orleans promising to fix a judicial system that failed him. “The attorney general made it clear during the election that if I continued to accurately speak about my innocence and exoneration that I would face consequences from her office,” Duncan told the Associated Press. Proponents of consolidating the criminal court clerk with the civil court clerk say the offices are combined in other parishes. Other New Orleans elected judicial officials whose jobs may be eliminated in the future would be allowed to serve out their terms – but not Duncan. He has also founded a non-profit dedicated to expanding incarcerated people’s access to the court system.

Source: The Guardian April 11, 2026 22:12 UTC