Jackson was among hundreds of Americans imprisoned on non-unanimous verdicts, which were ruled unconstitutional in 2020.


Nicholas Chrastil covers criminal justice for The Lens, a non-profit investigative newsroom in New Orleans.
Jackson was among hundreds of Americans imprisoned on non-unanimous verdicts, which were ruled unconstitutional in 2020.

Brandon Jackson was convicted of armed robbery by a 10-2 jury in 1997. Split verdicts are no longer legal.
![Mollie Peoples headed to the Bossier Parish Courthouse on October 21, 2021 for a hearing for her son Brandon Jackson who was convicted of armed robbery 24 years ago [Nicholas Chrastil/The Lens]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/0O5A9313-2.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Brandon Jackson is one of more than 1,500 people imprisoned in Louisiana on non-unanimous verdicts.
![Jim Crow jury verdicts 1 [Holli Glasson/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/W1.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)