“Mr. cooper’s arrest, prosecution, and conviction are marred by evidence of racial bias, police misconduct, evidence tampering, suppression of exculpatory information, lack of quality defense counsel, and a hamstrung court system.”

In April 2016, Verbena Lea, Executive Director Peoples’ Action for Rights and Community (PARC), wrote a letter to Governor Jerry Brown in support of Kevin Cooper’s innocence.

Read the full letter:

2016-04-08 Letter from Verbena Lea (Peoples_ Action For Rights and Community)