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ANTHONY RAY HINTON

Author, advocate, and death row exoneree

Oakland    Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Peninsula    Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Marin     Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Anthony Ray Hinton survived for 30 years on Alabama's death row. His story is a decades-long journey to exoneration and freedom. In 1985, Mr. Hinton was convicted of the unsolved murders of two fast-food restaurant managers based on the testimony of ballistics experts for the State who claimed that the crime bullets came from a dusty revolver found in Mr. Hinton's mother’s closet. Without the benefit of a competent expert to challenge the State’s theory (Mr. Hinton’s lawyer hired a ballistics expert who was blind in one eye), an all-white jury convicted Mr. Hinton and he was sentenced to death.

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After years of petitioning to have the revolver re-analyzed, three independent experts concluded that the bullets could not have been fired from his mother’s revolver. With the assistance of the Equal Justice Initiative, led by attorney Bryan Stevenson, Mr. Hinton was freed in 2015.

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Since his release, Mr. Hinton has traveled the world sharing his story and discussing the changes that need to be made to prevent similar injustices from happening to other people. In 2018, Mr. Hinton published The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row, which was selected for Oprah’s Book Club and is a New York Times bestseller. In 2019, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from St. Bonaventure University, and in 2023, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Emory University.

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In January 2026, MPSF audiences will hear firsthand from Anthony Ray Hinton as he recounts his extraordinary story of injustice, resilience, and hope. With wisdom, grace, and unshakable humanity, Mr. Hinton offers a powerful reminder of the urgent need for reform—and the enduring strength of the human spirit.

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