# Curtis Flowers, whose death sentence was overturned by Supreme Court, dies in Mississippi

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- The Associated Press, 2026-10-08 23:00 UTC
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> Curtis Flowers, a Black man who spent more than 22 years in prison and was once on death row in Mississippi, has died. The Supreme Court overturned his death sentence.

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