Richey days away from jail move ahead of retrial

The move should take place within seven days and, once there, Richey will be allowed to have visitors for up to 30 minutes every week.

Speaking to Karen Torley, who has been heading the campaign to have him released, Richey said he was "not over-excited" at the prospect of moving off death row, away from the people he has spent most of his life with. However, he admitted it was another step towards a retrial, which he hopes will ultimately see him freed from jail after more than 21 years awaiting the death sentence.

Richey was found guilty of starting a house fire that killed two-year-old Cynthia Collins in 1986. The conviction came despite serious flaws in the forensic evidence and problems with his own legal team.

After his conviction was overturned on appeal earlier this year, Putnam County prosecutor Gary Lammers decided to take the case back to court, after being told he must either release Richey or retry him.

Source. www.edinburghnews.com

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