Curtis Flowers, US man wrongfully imprisoned for 22 years, dies aged 56

The Guardian reports: Flowers, tried six times over 1996 murders of four people, faced execution before supreme court tossed his conviction Curtis Flowers, a Black man who spent more than 22 years in prison and was on death row in Mississippi before the US supreme court threw out his conviction and death sentence, has died.

Flowers’ family confirmed that he died on Wednesday at his home in Mississippi, attorney Rob McDuff told the Associated Press on Thursday.

This politics story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Curtis Flowers, Mississippi and Black.

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Location

United States · Americas

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The Guardian

First reported

9 Oct 2026, 04:06 IST

Key names

Curtis Flowers, Mississippi, Black, Rob McDuff

Section

Politics

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