Debra Brown Released After 17 Years in Prison
June 13, 2011 9:05 pm Crime, NewsDebra Brown has finally been released from prison and is enjoying her freedom. She was originally convicted of the murder of Lael Brown in 1993 but has recently been found factually innocent of the crime.
Brown spent 17 years in prison for a crime she is now found innocent of. She has started to answer press questions at her attorney’s law office in Salt Lake City. Debra talks about how different everything is and how much things have changed while she was in prison. She is now able to build relationships with her children and her grandchildren and she compares herself to an adult child, as she has to learn how to do pretty much everything.
With so many changes in technology in the past 17 years, Debra has to learn how to turn on a vacuum, work a cell phone, and use a computer. She is enjoying the simple pleasures of life such as carpet, pajamas and being able to multi task. Brown says she can now watch tv, ride her stationary bike, and crochet all at the same time, a pleasure she wasn’t afforded in prison.
Brown was released May 9 and has been living with her children. Recently, the Attorney General has called for an appeal of her case which could end up sending her back to prison. The Attorney General states that he doesn’t want to set a “flawed legal precedent” and allow other prisoners to challenge their convictions.
Debra Brown and her family are worried about this new appeal but her lawyers are confident that she will win the case, especially having been found factually innocent.
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Date: August 25, 2011 @ 8:19 pm
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