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Rickie is a podcast host artist author activist & wrongly convicted prisoner from N. Las Vegas, NV who believes that real power belongs to the people.

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🗣️🗣️ FREE RICKIE NOW‼️‼️‼️ 🗣️🗣️ FREE MY BROTHER‼️

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Will you take action and help with this fight for Rickie Slaughter’s freedom?

https://plana.salsalabs.org/freerickieemailaction/index.html?fbclid=IwdGRleAROBhRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeszC_V5aTNHxG8tZIQKDbbw0MiniajB3TF_jpFgwdDxkAhCnyaR-6ObBu5Qk_aem_7OSu3SPmaZl3ommvDUbMPQ taken in Regional Justice Center by @freerickieslaughter

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6 months ago

BREAKING: Rickie Slaughter’s Conviction Overturned After 22 Years — Yet He Remains Behind Bars

LAS VEGAS, NV — In a historic legal decision, Rickie Slaughter’s conviction has officially been vacated after more than 22 years of wrongful incarceration — yet despite the ruling, he remains in custody.

On March 3, 2026, a Nevada federal court overturned Slaughter’s conviction, finding that law enforcement fabricated evidence to falsely implicate him, while prosecutors withheld critical evidence proving his innocence.

The ruling confirms what Slaughter has maintained for over two decades:
that his conviction was not just flawed — but fundamentally unjust.

Still, even after the court acknowledged these violations, Rickie Slaughter is being held by authorities, raising urgent concerns about accountability and the delay of justice.

Now, pressure is building.

Advocacy organizations including Mass Liberation, ACLU, NAACP, Indivisible, and Las Vegas DSA are mobilizing for a public rally and press conference demanding his immediate release.

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🚨 RALLY FOR RICKIE SLAUGHTER 🚨

📍 Regional Justice Center
200 E Lewis Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89101

🗓 April 14th
⏰ 3:00 PM

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Supporters are calling on the public to show up, speak out, and demand that justice be carried through to its final step — Rickie’s freedom.

In addition, a petition is circulating to increase pressure on officials to act immediately.

Rickie Slaughter’s case now stands as a defining moment — not just about wrongful conviction, but about what happens after the truth is finally revealed.

Because proving innocence should not be the final battle.
Freedom should be.

https://plana.salsalabs.org/freerickieemailaction

#news #breakingnews #lasvegas #foryou #explorepage by @freerickieslaughter

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6 months ago

Some good news… Rickie Slaughter’s conviction has been vacated after 22 years in prison.

A federal judge found prosecutors withheld critical evidence and misled the defense. The court says there was no DNA, no fingerprints, no confession, and evidence that could have changed the outcome of the trial.

But the fight isn’t over… the DA is considering retrying the case.

Speak up. Share. Contact DA Steve Wolfson and demand the charges are not refiled.

SIGN THE PETITION —> Free Rickie Slaughter NOW !!! On change.org in the bio.

#breakingnews #foryou #prison #FreeRickieSlaughter #explorepage by @freerickieslaughter

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Today is #WrongfulConviction Awareness Day. Earlier this year I read a children's book to a classroom of first graders. They would soon become absolutely fascinated and intrigued with the author and illustrator behind it all: #RickieSlaughter. I still remember the looks on their faces as they gazed with hopes of one day accomplishing what he has. Meanwhile, he is still hoping to accomplish #freedom. My call to action to you: research his case, get curious, ask questions, and then decide how you can take action for #justice. After all, when is enough, truly #enough? by @freerickieslaughter

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Today is Wrongful Conviction Day.

For Rickie, wrongful conviction isn’t a statistic or a headline. It is his life. A life worth fighting for. A life that needs all of us in the fight with him.

Rickie has spent more than 22 years incarcerated for a conviction that a federal court overturned after finding serious violations of his constitutional right to a fair trial.

As Athar Haseebullah, Executive Director of the ACLU of Nevada, has pointed out, Brady violations are not simply court errors. Evidence that could have helped Rickie prove his innocence was withheld, while prosecutors made false representations to the court and jury.

Rickie entered prison at just 19 years old. He is now 41.

Although more than two decades of his life have been taken from him, incarceration has not taken away his humanity, his purpose, or his hope. Through it all, Rickie remains deeply loved and supported by his community.

Today, we honor every person who has been wrongfully convicted, every person still fighting to prove the truth, and every family and community member who fights alongside Rickie and so many others.

Every day, we choose to never give up.

Rickie’s conviction has been overturned, and the fight for his freedom continues.

Please join the effort to #FreeRickieSlaughter.

www.FreeRickieSlaughter.com

#WrongfulConvictionDay #FreeRickieSlaughter #WrongfulConviction #Justice Freedom SecondChances taken in Las Vegas, Nevada by @freerickieslaughter

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Today is Wrongful Conviction Day... Let's all take a moment to understand how so many people are easily trapped into the system. By the very people who are supposed to have our best interest at heart. My brother is another prime example of how the system gets it wrong, especially within our black and brown community. We will always be looked at as a threat. Let's stop turning a blind eye to injustice. To follow my brother's story follow his website www.freerickieslaughter.com or sign his petition https://www.change.org/p/free-rickie-slaughter-now-before-they-bury-this-story by @freerickieslaughter

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At last week’s Freedom Festival, Athar Haseebullah called out politicians for remaining silent about the Rickie Slaughter case.

Haseebullah, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, said candidates could make freeing Slaughter part of their campaign if they had the courage. He also said politicians’ continued focus on President Donald Trump keeps local issues from receiving the attention they deserve.

The festival was hosted by several community organizations, including Mass Liberation Project Nevada, More Than A Hashtag, Service Employees International Union and the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada. by @freerickieslaughter

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Under the US Constitution, the government and prosecutors are obligated to share favorable information about an accused person to avoid putting innocent people behind bars. Not doing so is a Brady violation, established by the US Supreme Court in 1963.

At last week’s Freedom Festival community organizers, prison abolitionists and civil rights advocates called out Brady violations by law enforcement during Rickie Slaughter’s 2009 trial.

This comes after a ruling issued in early March by US District Court Judge Anne R. Traum concluded that a reasonable jury could have reached a different verdict had critical information been disclosed at Slaughter’s trial.

Central to that finding were issues with witness identification.

North Las Vegas police showed witnesses two separate photo lineups during the 2004 investigation, both of which contained Slaughter’s mugshot. With the first lineup, four of the seven victims identified him, according to the 2011 case files. In that lineup, Slaughter’s photo was set against a noticeably brighter background than the other individuals’. When shown a second lineup without that distinction, none of the witnesses identified him.

Traum wrote that had the results of the second lineup been presented at trial, the state’s case would have been “weakened.”

Slaughter’s identity was first introduced by a confidential informant who suggested that a green car tied to the suspect resembled one Slaughter’s girlfriend drove. Prosecutors also alleged that Slaughter wore a dreadlock wig and used a Jamaican accent as a disguise. But forensic evidence tying him to the crime was lacking. by @freerickieslaughter

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Recap of our Black August Emergency Fundraiser for @analogdope @rawremedies 🖤

We closed out Black August by supporting those that make events like these possible. Analogdope was able to sell out their table of books. We still held down the book club discussion of Soledad Brother. We were able to raise funds not only for Analogdope & Raw Remedies but for the political prisoners we highlighted: Rickie Slaughter & Mumia Abu Jamal.

Meanwhile hearing from some powerful poets and artists ✊🏾

Thank you @theobodocollective for hosting us last minute!

Black August 2026 was EVERYTHING and only possible with the Black August Committee who organized and volunteered to make this happen. Looking forward to 2027! But remember the 4 principles can exist outside of just one month.

#FreeAllPoliticalPrisoners by @freerickieslaughter

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At last week’s Freedom Festival—hosted by several community organizations including Mass Liberation Project Nevada, More Than A Hashtag, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada—celebrity defense attorney Mark Geragos, who recently joined the team representing Rickie Slaughter, explained the conflicts of interest in his case.

Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson, who represented Slaughter in 2009, filed a motion to exclude the outcome of a photographic lineup from evidence, Geragos announced.

Decades later, that motion prompted a federal judge earlier this year to overturn Slaughter’s conviction—yet Slaughter remains imprisoned as the Clark County District Attorney’s Office seeks to retry him, prompting mounting calls for his freedom.

The festival was held at the Service Employees International Union building which drew a crowd of roughly 100 people, including those formerly incarcerated from several other cities, highlighting the broad range of support for Slaughter’s freedom. by @freerickieslaughter

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What a night‼️ ❤️❤️❤️

I am so grateful for every person who helped make this vision come to life!! To see how much my brother is loved and has so many people standing with him warms my heart ❤️

If you don’t know my brother’s story already, learn about it now! Follow him @freerickieslaughter and check out his website www.freerickieslaughter.com The link is in my bio.

🗣️🗣️ FREE MY BROTHER NOW‼️‼️

#freerickieslaughter #freemybrother #freedomfest taken in Las Vegas, Nevada by @freerickieslaughter

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Community Creations is family, friends, community members coming together to curate something beautiful! Whether it’s a grazing table to floral arrangements… We are committed to making it happen.

It was an honor to do this for Freedom Fest 2026! For community by community 🤍 💐 #charcuterie #floral #florist #community by @freerickieslaughter

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