‘I’m sorry that I gave false testimony’ That Landed Five Black Teens Behind Bars for Years

I’m sorry that I gave false testimony’ That Landed Five Black Teens Behind Bars for Years

Jessicah Black, a key witness who helped send five teenagers to prison for murder 18 years ago recants her testimony during a hearing before the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission.

Now Jessicah has come out and admitted that she lied about teenagers.

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“I’m so sorry for what happened,” Black explained to the commission, which is tasked with reviewing the case and then determining whether the young men were falsely convicted of murder. “I am so sorry for (Jones’ family’s) loss, and I’m sorry that things went as they did … I’m just sorry.”