exoneration

Florida Man Was Imprisoned 37 Years for Murder He Didn’t Commit; He’s Now Getting $14 Million

TAMPA, Fla.—Robert DuBoise spent 37 years in a Florida prison for a 1983 rape and murder he did not commit. Now, he's set to receive $14 million from the city ...

February 16, 2024BY The Associated Press
Rules Around Appeals to Be Reviewed After Andy Malkinson Exoneration

The Law Commission has announced a big consultation on the process of criminal appeals in England and Wales ...

July 28, 2023BY Chris Summers
Missouri Man Seeks Exoneration in Murder; 2 Others Confessed

ST. LOUIS—Lamar Johnson has wrongly spent nearly three decades in prison for a St. Louis killing after a ...

December 13, 2022BY The Associated Press
Exonerated Ohio Man Earns Fame For Prison-Created Artwork, Advocacy for Wrongfully Convicted

Wrongfully imprisoned in a 6-by-10 foot Ohio prison cell, Dean Gillispie let his mind and his artwork transport ...

August 24, 2022BY Janice Hisle
A Musician’s Life on Death Row

Capital punishment continues to be a controversial topic in the United States. The ultimate fear is that the ...

October 18, 2019BY Andrew Thomas
A Google Search Helps Innocent Man Overturn Theft Conviction 43 Years Later

A UK businessman who was convicted of stealing several mail bags in the 1970s has finally had his ...

January 23, 2018BY Holly Kellum
Susan Marie Mellen Exonerated, Freed After 17 Years in Prison

A woman who spent 17 years in prison for the death of a homeless man hugged her grandchild ...

October 11, 2014BY Linda Deutsch