Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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In this clip, Ronnie Long talks about a plea deal. Long could have admitted guilt and received a seven-year sentence, with the possibility of release on bail in just three years. This was recorded during an event held at Duke Law in May 2024.

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Ronnie Long was imprisoned for 44 years following a 1976 rape trial tainted by police misconduct and the suppression of exculpatory evidence. On Aug. 27, 2020, Long became a free man, marking the ninth exoneration for the Wrongful Convictions Clinic at Duke Law.

- Long exonerated: https://duke.is/c/prz5
- Wrongful Convictions Clinic at Duke Law: https://duke.is/w/gx7t