John Kinsel

Blogs
July 26, 2011
John Kinsel, Claiming Wrongful Conviction, Is Denied New Trial: "Our Hands Are Tied", Says Court
Photo by Mandy OaklanderJohn Kinsel's chances of freedom grow slimmer.A few months ago, we wrote a cover story about John Kinsel, a Texas man sentenced in Louisiana to life without parole for the rape of his girlfriend's live-in daughter. That girl, 9-year-old Alyssa Medlin, testified that Ki ... More >>
News
April 28, 2011
Fix the Justice System
Readers weigh in on falsely accused John Kinsel.
News
April 28, 2011
Doing Time, Wrongly
Finally, a chat with our cover subject.
Blogs
April 28, 2011
John Kinsel: Kicked Out Of Angola Prison For Hair Balls Interview
Mandy OaklanderJohn Kinsel at the Angola Prison Rodeo.Not every blog post can free a man from Angola Prison, but ours did. Sort of. In 1999, John Kinsel was convicted of raping a child and sentenced to life without parole. Despite his accuser coming forward as an adult and saying she made ... More >>
Blogs
April 20, 2011
John Kinsel, Imprisoned For A Crime His Accuser Says She Made Up, Hangs Out At Angola Prison Rodeo
Mandy OaklanderJohn Kinsel sells his wares at the Angola Prison Rodeo.Dooney & Bourke knockoff purses and stainless steel crosses line a long row of picnic tables at the Angola Prison Rodeo craft sale. The artisans wait close behind in a parallel craggy row, separated from their wares by a ch ... More >>
Blogs
April 18, 2011
Angola Prison Rodeo Recap and Sweet Access to Cover-Story Subject John Kinsel
Steve JansenA poor sap about to get stomped upon (middle, underneath the bull) during Saturday's Angola Prison Rodeo.Hair Balls attended this past weekend's Angola Prison Rodeo and all we got to say is that the event is super weird. The longest continuous prison rodeo, which began in 1964 at ... More >>
News
April 14, 2011
Life Without Parole
John Kinsel remains in prison even after alleged rape victim recanted.
Blogs
April 13, 2011
Cover Story: John Kinsel's Life Without Parole
This week's feature tells the story of John Kinsel, a man who will spend the rest of his life locked up at Angola Prison for a crime his accuser has since said he didn't commit. Alyssa Medlin testified as a nine-year-old that Kinsel -- her mother's boyfriend -- had raped her for years. The gi ... More >>