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7 murder convictions overturned in a single day after prosecutors stop backing group of cases tied to alleged misconduct by disgraced former Chicago police detective
At long last seven murder convictions have been overturned, all involving disgraced former Chicago police detective Reynaldo Guevara.
Adnan Syed walks out of Baltimore courthouse after judge overturns his 1999 murder conviction
Adnan Syed — the man whose legal saga spawned the hit podcast “Serial” — walked away from a Baltimore courthouse Monday free of shackles after 23 years.
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A New Book Exposes the Junk Science That Leads to Wrongful Convictions. Its Unlikely Hero Is a Texan.
There aren’t many good guys in Chris Fabricant’s recent book, Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System. It’s an often-bleak story of innocent people going to prison because of bogus forensic science—bite mark evidence, flawed arson analysis, faulty hair comparisons. The book chronicles the journey of one innocent man in particular, Steve Chaney from Dallas, convicted of a 1987 murder on bite-mark evidence.
Albert Woodfox, held in solitary confinement for 43 years, dies aged 75
Woodfox, member of ‘Angola Three’, was wrongfully convicted of 1972 murder of Louisiana prison guard and released only in 2016.
Exonerees Share How They Cope With Mental Health Challenges
Newsy spoke with exonerees Johnny Pinchback and Anna Vasquez about the mental health toll on victims of wrongful conviction.
Adnan Syed Murder Conviction Should Be Vacated, Prosecutors Say
Prosecutors in Baltimore are asking a judge to vacate Adnan Syed’s conviction for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, a case that riveted America when it was turned into the hit first season of the podcast “Serial.”
Real Life Wrongs: Episode 4 - Why in the World
Real Life Wrongs: Episode 4 - Why in the World
Introducing… Real Life Wrongs
Real Life Wrongs - A Wrongful Convictions Podcast hosted by Kelly Lauzon & Kelly Fanson
When Innocence Isn’t Enough
When Innocence Isn’t Enough: Christopher Dunn has spent more than 30 years in prison for a murder he and others say he didn’t commit. The state of Missouri says he must stay there—because he wasn’t sentenced to death.
A Lawyer’s Personal Inspiration: Clinton Young
The article published to the Texas Observer highlights the personal relationship between Merel Pontier and Clinton Young. When Pontier first heard about Young’s case…
Unfair From the Start; The Story of Clinton Young
The article published to the Justice Gap outlines the case of Clinton Young, a man who was 18 when he was present for 2 murders over the course of 3 days in November of 2001…
The Michael Dumont Story- Real Stories Crime Documentary
The documentary by Real Stories covers the story of Michael Dumont, a man from Montreal who, in 1994, was wrongfully convicted of rape, as the victim mistakenly identified his image as matching the drawing of the perpetrator…
Curtis Crosland’s Innocence Reclaimed by Evidence Police had all Along
The Inquirer reported the story of Curtis Crosland, a man who, in 1984, was convicted of the murder of Il Man Heo based on…
Illinois Bans Police from Lying to Minors During Interrogations
On July 16th 2021, The Washington Post reported Illinois became the first state to ban police from lying to minors in interrogations. In recognizing …