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MOST CONVICTION INTEGRITY UNITS PRODUCE NO EXONERATIONS

July 26, 2023 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

More than half of the conviction review units listed on the National Registry of Exonerations website have not produced an exoneration, according to … [Read more...]

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MISCONDUCT LEADS TO EXONERATION AFTER 25 YEARS 

July 26, 2023 by James Daly

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Indianapolis prosecutors and a California law school clinic worked together to free a man imprisoned for nearly 25 years for murder, according to … [Read more...]

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EXONERATED PASTOR FILES LAWSUIT OVER FALSIFIED EVIDENCE

July 6, 2023 by Michael Callahan

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After the State of North Carolina vacated charges against him, a pastor who spent more than eight years in prison filed a lawsuit in his hometown … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exoneration Digest, LEGAL, Recently Posted

OHIO: $1.3M settlement reached in wrongful conviction case

April 29, 2023 by Cainen Chambers

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After 21 years of incarceration for a crime he didn’t commit, Ralph Smith, 49, was awarded $1.3 million for his wrongful imprisonment, according to a … [Read more...]

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Growing number of exonerations nationwide spawns new industry

April 28, 2023 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

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As the number of exonerations slowly rises across the country, so do the wrongful conviction claims against states.  The falsely convicted and … [Read more...]

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DEFENSE PREVAILS

January 19, 2023 by Rahan Asaan

SQ Warriors dish up a beatdown over Green Team  The San Quentin Warriors’ dominating defense helped them post a conclusive 81- 67 victory over … [Read more...]

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San Francisco Innocence Commission to continue under new prosecutor

November 10, 2022 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

San Francisco, CA - Oct 22, 2022: Acting DA Brooke Jenkins speaking at Senator Scott Wiener's pumpkin carving event.

Newly appointed District Attorney Brooke Jenkins says she will retain the San Francisco Innocence Commission created by recalled DA Chesa … [Read more...]

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Chicago man settles wrongful conviction lawsuit for $7.5M

July 21, 2022 by A.J. Hardy

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In 2016, Cooper’s pardon application was declined by Indiana’s former governor, Mike Pence, despite his having the support of the state’s parole … [Read more...]

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Pair found innocent decades later – Tennessee

July 21, 2022 by San Quentin News Contributor

Couple exonerated by new evidence; one died in custody, declared innocent posthumously A couple convicted in the brutal rape of a young child in … [Read more...]

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Brothers awarded $75M for wrongful conviction

January 14, 2022 by Amir Shabazz

$1 million per year judgement for two men cleared by DNA after more than three decades’ incarceration  Two half-brothers, one on Death Row … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exoneration Digest, LEGAL

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