wrongful convictions

NB Wrongful Convictions: A Story of Undisclosed Evidence, Recanting Witnesses

The story behind two New Brunswick men's wrongful convictions for murder contains classic elements of how things can go terribly wrong in Canada's justice system, say the lawyers who fought ...

January 6, 2024BY The Canadian 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
27,200 Years Lost: US States Wrestle With Wrongful Convictions

Faced with a mounting roster of more than 3,200 exonerated Americans, some states, including Ohio, are taking steps ...

August 15, 2022BY Janice Hisle
Lametti Plans Public Consultation on Promised Criminal Conviction Review Commission

OTTAWA—The Trudeau government is poised to consult Canadians on how to go about creating an independent commission to ...

December 9, 2020BY The Canadian Press
Detroit Teen Wrongly Convicted in 4 Killings Freed After Serving 9 Years

A Detroit man who was falsely incarcerated when he was 15 years old will be released on June 8, ...

June 9, 2016BY Sherley Boursiquot
Virginia Man Who Spent 33 Years in Prison for Murder He Didn’t Commit to Be Set Free on Friday

A former sailor imprisoned for the 1982 murder of a Virgnia man and the rape of his wife ...

April 8, 2016BY Jonathan Zhou