Curtis Flowers, Mississippi man whose death sentence was tossed by Supreme Court, dies at age 56

Curtis Flowers, a Mississippi man who was tried six times for the same crime and spent over two decades in prison before his exoneration, died at the age of 56. Flowers' case gained national attention after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his final conviction in 2019, citing racial bias in jury selection by District Attorney Doug Evans. Flowers, who was released on bail in late 2019 and saw charges dropped in 2020, was eventually awarded $500,000 by the state for wrongful imprisonment. He died at his home in Winona, Mississippi, though a cause of death has not been disclosed.

Curtis Flowers, a Mississippi man who was tried six times for the same crime and spent over two decades in prison before his exoneration, died at the age of 56. Flowers' case gained national attention after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his final conviction in 2019, citing racial bias in jury selection by District Attorney Doug Evans. Flowers, who was released on bail in late 2019 and saw charges dropped in 2020, was eventually awarded $500,000 by the state for wrongful imprisonment. He died at his home in Winona, Mississippi, though a cause of death has not been disclosed.