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Vincent Alfred Simmons (born February 17, 1952) is an American man who was a life prisoner at Angola State Prison in Louisiana, where he was sentenced to 100 years in July 1977 after being convicted of the "attempted aggravated rapes" of 14-year-old twin sisters Karen and Sharon Sanders of Marksville.[1] Simmons has maintained his innocence throughout. By 1999 Simmons had filed numerous habeas corpus writs, but had not gained an evidentiary hearing by a Louisiana court.[2] After receiving a copy of his evidence file in 1993, he had found that it contained exculpatory evidence that was not given to his court-appointed attorney by the District Attorney, and that there were inconsistencies in reports and statements of victims and witnesses.[2]
Simmons is one of six subjects of the documentary The Farm: Life In Angola Prison (1998) (shown on HBO).[3] He is the sole subject of a follow-up documentary Shadows of Doubt: Vincent Simmons (1999), which explored his case, its weaknesses, and his severe sentence.[2] He is one of the subjects of The Farm: 10 Down (2009), which returned 10 years later to the survivors among the six men featured in the 1998 film.
^Kevin McDonough (March 3, 2000). "'Investigative Reports': In Prison". Ocala Star-Banner - Google News Archive Search. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
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^"Inmates Are Captive Oscars Audience". Associated Press News. AP News Archive. 1999. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
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