WRONGFULLY CONVICTED / COINTELPRO FRAME-UPS
Political prisoners whose convictions rested on evidence later shown to have been fabricated, coerced, or hidden by the FBI or local police as part of programs of political repression. Includes Geronimo ji Jaga Pratt (released 1997 after 27 years; conviction overturned), Romaine 'Chip' Fitzgerald, the New York 21, the Panther 21, and many of the long-term Black Panther political prisoners still incarcerated today.