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Alaska Native man wrongly convicted
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2002 Phillip Jackson was "a no-good Indian" who was convicted and imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. The Haines, Alaska, resident spent 4 1/2 years in jail for burning down a school. Another man has since confessed to the 1973 crime. November 24 was declared Philip Jackson day. A ceremony at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall in Haines was held to apologize to Jackson. Get the Story:
Haines residents apologize to wrongly convicted man (The Anchorage Daily News 12/1)
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