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US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

Japanese Court Awards $1.4 Million to Exonerated Man

Iwao Hakamada received $1.4 million from Japan after 44 years on death row due to a wrongful conviction for murder.
UK news
fromIndependent
1 day ago

'An unspeakable tragedy' - neighbours distraught as death row survivor Sunny Jacobs (78) and man killed in Galway house fire

Sunny Jacobs, a wrongfully convicted woman, died in a house fire in Galway alongside her carer.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Exonerated prisoner awarded $1.4m after 46 years spent on death row in Japan

Iwao Hakamada, the longest-serving death row inmate, awarded $1.4 million after wrongful conviction and exoneration in 2024.
fromIndependent
1 day ago
UK news

'An unspeakable tragedy' - neighbours distraught as death row survivor Sunny Jacobs (78) and man killed in house fire

fromIrish Independent
1 day ago
Social justice

Woman who died in Galway house fire named as Sunny Jacobs, US citizen who spent years on death row after wrongful murder conviction

US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

Japanese Court Awards $1.4 Million to Exonerated Man

Iwao Hakamada received $1.4 million from Japan after 44 years on death row due to a wrongful conviction for murder.
UK news
fromIndependent
1 day ago

'An unspeakable tragedy' - neighbours distraught as death row survivor Sunny Jacobs (78) and man killed in Galway house fire

Sunny Jacobs, a wrongfully convicted woman, died in a house fire in Galway alongside her carer.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Exonerated prisoner awarded $1.4m after 46 years spent on death row in Japan

Iwao Hakamada, the longest-serving death row inmate, awarded $1.4 million after wrongful conviction and exoneration in 2024.
fromIndependent
1 day ago
UK news

'An unspeakable tragedy' - neighbours distraught as death row survivor Sunny Jacobs (78) and man killed in house fire

fromIrish Independent
1 day ago
Social justice

Woman who died in Galway house fire named as Sunny Jacobs, US citizen who spent years on death row after wrongful murder conviction

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UK news
fromtime.com
3 months ago

Supreme Court Tosses Richard Glossip's Murder Conviction and Death Sentence

The Supreme Court overturned Richard Glossip's murder conviction due to prosecutorial misconduct regarding undisclosed evidence.
LA Dodgers
fromwww.pressenterprise.com
5 months ago

How a California man dealt with freedom after he was framed for murder and locked in prison for 20 years

Horace Roberts Jr. reflects on his difficulties adjusting to life after being wrongly imprisoned for 20 years, highlighting the challenges of reintegration.
Black Lives Matter
fromwww.ocregister.com
1 day ago

New round of DNA testing proves innocence of man imprisoned for decades for California slaying, defense says

Kenneth Clair, imprisoned for nearly 40 years, is exonerated through new DNA testing that contradicts the evidence used in his conviction.
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
4 months ago

My Last Trial

The author's 18-year legal battle culminated in a conviction for criminal slander arising from police coercion during her interrogation.
UK news
fromtime.com
3 months ago

Supreme Court Tosses Richard Glossip's Murder Conviction and Death Sentence

The Supreme Court overturned Richard Glossip's murder conviction due to prosecutorial misconduct regarding undisclosed evidence.
LA Dodgers
fromwww.pressenterprise.com
5 months ago

How a California man dealt with freedom after he was framed for murder and locked in prison for 20 years

Horace Roberts Jr. reflects on his difficulties adjusting to life after being wrongly imprisoned for 20 years, highlighting the challenges of reintegration.
Black Lives Matter
fromwww.ocregister.com
1 day ago

New round of DNA testing proves innocence of man imprisoned for decades for California slaying, defense says

Kenneth Clair, imprisoned for nearly 40 years, is exonerated through new DNA testing that contradicts the evidence used in his conviction.
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
4 months ago

My Last Trial

The author's 18-year legal battle culminated in a conviction for criminal slander arising from police coercion during her interrogation.
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US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

Jury Awards $120 Million to Illinois Men Wrongfully Convicted of Murder

Two wrongfully convicted men awarded $120 million after 16 years in prison.
The jury found they were coerced into false confessions and framed.
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

Georgia Sheriff Deputy Will Not Be Charged in Shooting of Black Man

A sheriff's deputy in Georgia will not face charges for the fatal shooting of Leonard Cure, a Black man wrongfully imprisoned for 16 years.
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

Jury Awards $120 Million to Illinois Men Wrongfully Convicted of Murder

Two wrongfully convicted men awarded $120 million after 16 years in prison.
The jury found they were coerced into false confessions and framed.
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

Georgia Sheriff Deputy Will Not Be Charged in Shooting of Black Man

A sheriff's deputy in Georgia will not face charges for the fatal shooting of Leonard Cure, a Black man wrongfully imprisoned for 16 years.
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UK news
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

UK: DNA evidence clears man jailed for 38 years DW 05/13/2025

Peter Sullivan's 38-year wrongful imprisonment was overturned due to new DNA evidence exonerating him.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Peter Sullivan was wrongly jailed for 38 years and it's not a bizarre one-off

Peter Sullivan's wrongful conviction illustrates the flaws in the justice system and the enduring impact on victims of miscarriages of justice.
UK news
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

UK: DNA evidence clears man jailed for 38 years DW 05/13/2025

Peter Sullivan's 38-year wrongful imprisonment was overturned due to new DNA evidence exonerating him.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Peter Sullivan was wrongly jailed for 38 years and it's not a bizarre one-off

Peter Sullivan's wrongful conviction illustrates the flaws in the justice system and the enduring impact on victims of miscarriages of justice.
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Law
fromIntelligencer
3 months ago

Richard Glossip and the Death Penalty Case That Went Too Far

Richard Glossip has been granted a new trial by the Supreme Court after evidence suggests his conviction may be wrongful.
Law
fromAbove the Law
3 months ago

Clarence Thomas Big Mad He Can't Force Oklahoma To Kill Richard Glossip - Above the Law

The Supreme Court's majority decision grants Richard Glossip a new trial due to procedural anomalies, highlighting potential wrongful conviction.
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago
NYC parents

The wrong man: Bronx native left devastated after judge denies exoneration following 30-year legal battle | amNewYork

Law
fromIntelligencer
3 months ago

Richard Glossip and the Death Penalty Case That Went Too Far

Richard Glossip has been granted a new trial by the Supreme Court after evidence suggests his conviction may be wrongful.
Law
fromAbove the Law
3 months ago

Clarence Thomas Big Mad He Can't Force Oklahoma To Kill Richard Glossip - Above the Law

The Supreme Court's majority decision grants Richard Glossip a new trial due to procedural anomalies, highlighting potential wrongful conviction.
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago
NYC parents

The wrong man: Bronx native left devastated after judge denies exoneration following 30-year legal battle | amNewYork

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fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

Detroit Opera Steps Into Trump's Cross Hairs With Central Park Five'

The opera, which chronicles how the young men were forced to confess and later were exonerated, depicts President Trump as an inflammatory figure from 1989.
NYC politics
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UK news
fromIndependent
1 month ago

'It could happen again' - man wrongly convicted of Sallins train robbery continues call for inquiry nearly 50 years on

An innocent man claims state agents tortured him for a confession, suggesting a secret policy to suppress political dissent.
A public inquiry into the incident is being resisted by the government to avoid exposing systematic abuse.
UK news
fromIndependent
1 month ago

'It could happen again' - man wrongly convicted of Sallins train robbery continues call for inquiry nearly 50 years on

An innocent man claims state agents tortured him for a confession, suggesting a secret policy to suppress political dissent.
A public inquiry into the incident is being resisted by the government to avoid exposing systematic abuse.
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#death-penalty
California
fromTruthout
3 months ago

I'm 1 of More Than 600 People on CA's Death Row. Newsom Must End Death Penalty.

The fight to abolish the death penalty is deeply personal and influenced by systemic racial injustice.
US news
fromWashington Post
6 months ago

Texas judge says death row inmate is innocent in daughter's death

Melissa Lucio's death sentence is challenged after a judge found evidence was withheld in her case, paving the way for possible exoneration.
California
fromTruthout
3 months ago

I'm 1 of More Than 600 People on CA's Death Row. Newsom Must End Death Penalty.

The fight to abolish the death penalty is deeply personal and influenced by systemic racial injustice.
US news
fromWashington Post
6 months ago

Texas judge says death row inmate is innocent in daughter's death

Melissa Lucio's death sentence is challenged after a judge found evidence was withheld in her case, paving the way for possible exoneration.
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Law
fromwww.esquire.com
3 months ago

SCOTUS Vacated Murder Conviction for Death-Row Inmate Richard Glossip

The Supreme Court vacated Richard Glossip's death sentence due to withheld evidence impacting the trial's integrity.
New evidence revealed serious issues with the testimony of the key witness against Glossip.
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months ago

Two Hawaiian Brothers Say That Police Framed Them in a 1991 Murder

The Schweitzer brothers claim they were wrongfully convicted and framed due to police pressure to solve a high-profile case.
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