Justice delayed is justice denied.
In the 1990s, Richard Glossip was convicted of murder-for-hire and sentenced to death in a case that almost entirely hinged upon the testimony of a teenage murderer.
It was not until this year — nearly three decades after he first went on Oklahoma’s death row — that Glossip was permitted to get a new trial.
After 29 years and three times strapped to the table (before last-minute reprieves), he’s out on bail — thanks to one of the country’s most famous influencers.
The state nearly killed this man three times
Film producer Scott Budnick took to Instagram late on Thursday, May 14 to share an announcement.
“BREAKING NEWS – AFTER 29 YEARS INNOCENT ON OKLAHOMA’S DEATH ROW,” Budnick began, “RICHARD GLOSSIP WALKED OUT AS A FREE MAN THIS AFTERNOON!!!!”
Admittedly, freedom in this case was not free. Cash bail continues to separate the rich from the poor.
“Well, he has to be released on bail,” Budnick added.
The good news, he continued, is that Glossip’s bail “was GRACIOUSLY paid for immediately by @kimkardashian who’s been fighting for Rich’s freedom for years.”
