Genarlow

“Even in Genarlow Wilson’s case,” [Senator] Johnson told TIME, “he was indicted, convicted by a jury unanimously and sentenced by a judge, so why should a bunch of politicians second-guess the process just because he has a defense attorney who has hired a publicist and turned this into a media circus?”

The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar 2010

He called Genarlow's 10-year sentence an injustice.

CNN Transcript Jun 11, 2007 2007

Genarlow Wilson is convicted of oral sex with a minor and gets 10 years.

The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar 2010

Genarlow Wilson sits in prison despite being a good son, a good athlete and high school student with a 3.2 GPA.

Happy Hour Roundup 2009

Honestly, what gets me most is that Libby gets out of two years of minimum security prison (and frankly, neither parole nor a fine of that size is really hurting him that bad, and contrary to what Bush has said, his reputation amongst the Republican die-hard has only increased from this affair), while someone like Genarlow Wilson was being left to rot (until very recently) because of a technicality in the law.

Waldo Jaquith - Scooter Libby off the hook. 2007

The case has drawn national condemnation, from the "Free Genarlow Wilson Now" editorial in The New York Times to a feature on Mark Cuban's HDNet.

Karen Russell: Ten Years For A BJ?! 2008

Wright Thompson of ESPN. com has written an in-depth piece about the sad case of Genarlow Wilson:

Karen Russell: Ten Years For A BJ?! 2008

Later, I pointed out that is how this case has become highly and tragically politcized, "GOP Rep. Blocks Bill To Free Genarlow Wilson".

Karen Russell: Enough Already: Georgia Needs To Free Teen Serving Ten Years For Consensual Oral Sex. Now. 2008

Genarlow has a great lawyer but hasn't benefitted from the same media glare as the wronged Duke Lacrosse players.

Karen Russell: Free Paris, Nail Nifong and Let Genarlow Go 2008

Genarlow is still serving ten years for consensual oral sex despite a fleeting moment where it appeared that he would be freed.

Karen Russell: Free Paris, Nail Nifong and Let Genarlow Go 2008