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NAACP Prison Branch Banquet

As a leader in the NAACP’s chapter in Jefferson City Correctional Center, Maurice gave the keynote address at the annual Banquet, titled “Taking the Initiative” , which focused on pushing forward prison reform in the United States.

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Missouri Attorney General’s office pushes to keep innocent people in prison.

Its decades-long commitment to upholding convictions—even those marred by police or prosecutorial misconduct—has left Missourians languishing in prison for years. Read more from this Sept 2020 article

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Perjury or False Accusation top contributing cause.

According to the National Registry of Exonerations, this is the leading cause that contributes to wrongful convictions. The staggering statistic nationwide of 59% of exonerated individuals were wrongly convicted due to perjury or false accusation is SADLY eclipsed by the statistic in Missouri. In the State where Maurice sits in prison and wrongfully convicted, 33 of the 53 people exonerated since 1989 had been convicted based upon perjury or false accusation, which is over 62%.

Maurice has studied and written extensively about the causes that lead to wrongful convictions. His study has led him to write several proposed bills, including the bill to improve informant reliance and testimony in Missouri, which similar bills have passed in other states.