#FreeDontaeSharpe! Call NC Governor Roy Cooper!

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#FreeDontaeSharpe! Call NC Governor Roy Cooper!

Thank you for demanding that Gov. Roy Cooper #FreeDontaeSharpe after 24 years in prison. Gov. Cooper needs to hear from you in order to know that Dontae has community across this country fighting for his freedom and true justice! Dontae is the victim of wrongful imprisonment and like many Black folks, Dontae was abandoned by a system that refused to protect him. Tell Governor Roy Cooper; Not One More Day, We Want Freedom NOW!

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We'll connect you with the North Carolina Governors office. When his office answers you can read from the script below, or use your own words.

Introduce yourself and explain the issue:

  • Dontae Sharpe was caged behind bars at 19-years-old. He has spent 24 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.
  • In 1994 Dontae Sharpe was convicted of a murder connected to a drug buy, but the case had no substantial evidence connecting him to the crime.
  • Every independent post-conviction review has found Dontae Sharpe innocent.
  • We are demanding that Governor Roy Cooper release Dontae Sharpe once and for all. He's innocent and deserves to be home with his family. 
  • Not one more day Governor  Cooper. #FreeDontaeSharpe now!

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