Ricky Webb served 46 years in prison, all of them unjust
Ricky Webb was 22 when he was found guilty of a murder and rape in Gibson, Tennessee. He spent 45 years and 11 months in prison. (Jordan Johnson/Tennessee Innocence Project)
With the help of Connor Webber, Memphis-based attorney for Tennessee Innocence Project, Webb , 70, was released in early October.
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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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