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Kim Kardashianis celebrating a victory.
The SKIMS founder — and law school student — applauded the decision to grant a Texas inmate a stay of execution on Monday. In an update postedon her Twitter, Kardashian expressed how grateful she was for the news that prevented Melissa Lucio from being killed.
Lucio was scheduled to be executed on Wednesday, but the stay of execution will cancel her death as well as grant her a new trial.
In 2008, Lucio was convicted for killing her daughter, Mariah, the year prior after the child experienced severe bruising. Prosecutors claimed Lucio was abusive to the child, but she maintains that Mariah had fallen down a two-story staircase in their home two days before her death.
Though she’s been granted a stay of execution, Lucio will remain on death row.
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“I thank God for my life. I have always trusted in him,” a statement from Lucio’s legal team said. “I am grateful the Court has given me the chance to live and prove my innocence. Mariah is in my heart today and always.”
Kardashian, meanwhile, continued to talk about the legal system in her Instagram Story. On Tuesday morning, she applaudedPresident Joe Bidenfor his decision to grant clemency to 78 individuals.
“Thank you @potus for recognizing that there are many deserving people inside who deserve a second chance!” she wrote alongside a screenshot of Biden’s announcement.
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Kardashian has had a hand in advocating for the exoneration of a handful of inmates. Her first success story wasAlice Johnson, who wasreleased from prisonin August 2020 after being sentenced to life for non-violent drug charges.
source: people.com
