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NYC to Pay $7M to Former Wu Tang Clan Studio Worker Wrongfully Convicted in 1996 Killing
Grant Williams spent 23 years behind bars. At his trial, prosecutors tried to draw a connection between a hat left at the scene bearing the logo of Wu-Tang Clan though it was never tested for DNA.
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Donations Pour in for Missouri Man Freed After 43 Years
More than $1.4 million has been raised for a man who spent 43 years behind bars before a judge overturned his conviction in a triple killing
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Brothers Wrongfully Sent to Death Row Awarded $75M in Damages for Decades in Prison
A jury in a North Carolina federal civil rights case has awarded $75 million to two Black, intellectually disabled half brothers who spent decades behind bars after being wrongfully convicted in the 1983 rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl
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Man Sues Hertz Over Delayed Delivery of Receipt That Eventually Cleared Him of Murder
A Michigan man is suing a car rental company for failing to produce in a timely manner a receipt that would have proved his innocence long before he was convicted of a 2011 murder
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Curtis Flowers, Wrongfully Imprisoned for 22 Years, Gets Maximum Compensation
A judge is ordering Mississippi to pay $500,000 to a Black man who was wrongfully imprisoned more than 22 years.
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Lawmakers Pursue Limiting Public Access to Mug Shots
Booking photos taken by police when a person is arrested are often made public, but some experts say releasing someone’s mug shot can undermine the presumption of innocence, perpetuate racial stereotypes and leave an indelible stain on a person’s life
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Murder Convict Exonerated 25 Years After a 10-Year-Old Picked Him Out of Police Lineup
Two and a half years after the I-Team first revealed problems with the police line-up that led to Jaythan Kendrick’s arrest for murder, a Queens judge threw out his conviction and apologized on behalf of the justice system
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Mass. Man Who Says He Was Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Freed
A Massachusetts man who spent 34 years behind bars for a killing he maintains he did not commit has been freed while the courts determine whether he should get a new trial.
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Government Corruption and Negligence Drive Most Wrongful Convictions, Report Finds
More than 1,000 tainted cases were tallied in a new nationwide study by the registry that measures the role of government misconduct in wrongful convictions — and how that misconduct falls heaviest on Black exonerees. The study, published Tuesday, examined 2,400 cases from 1989 through February 2019 in which people were absolved of criminal convictions, and it found that 54...
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Like Leaving a Funeral: Exoneree Feels Pain and Hope After $6.25M Settlement
For Terrance Lewis, the last year has been “breathtaking,” but also a bit bittersweet.
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Court Awards $1.5M to Kansas Man Wrongfully Convicted
A Kansas man who spent 23 years in prison for a double murder he did not commit was granted more than $1.5 million in compensation under the state’s mistaken-conviction statute.
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Man Who Spent 38 Years in Prison on Wrongful Conviction Discusses Experience
Fred Clay spent 38 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. After being released, he is looking to educate others. Clay was wrongfully convicted in the 1979 murder of a cab driver in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood. Wednesday, the AMC Boston Common showcased much more than a film. Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins joined Clay for a public…
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Philadelphia to Pay $4.15M to Wrongfully Convicted Man
The city of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $4.15 million to a man who spent 24 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, one of the largest such payouts in city history. City officials agreed last week to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by Shaurn Thomas, who was 20 when he was convicted of second-degree murder in…
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NYC Man Cleared in Murder Case After 27 Years Behind Bars
A man who spent 27 years behind bars for the deadly stabbing of a New York City woman was cleared Monday, after prosecutors concluded that evidence that could have helped him was kept from his lawyers.