‘It’s Not Enough to Release Him’: Netizens Rage After Innocent US Man Spends 38 Years in Prison

Only a few weeks after the overturned conviction of Adnan Syed, who was jailed for decades without sufficient evidence, Maurice Hastings was released from prison after his 1988 conviction was vacated on October 20. Hastings’ request for DNA testing was denied up until 2021, when it was determined that someone else had committed the crime.