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Social justice
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

Obituary: Sunny Jacobs, US campaigner who fought against the death penalty after her own experience of spending five years on death row

The story highlights the plight of wrongful convictions and the impact on families, as exemplified by Jacobs' turbulent life.
Social justice
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

Obituary: Sunny Jacobs, US campaigner who fought against the death penalty after her own experience of spending five years on death row

The story highlights the plight of wrongful convictions and the impact on families, as exemplified by Jacobs' turbulent life.
fromAol
1 week ago

Appeals court orders new trial for man convicted in 1979 Etan Patz case

Etan was among the first missing children pictured on milk cartons, contributing to an era of fear among American families and making parents more protective of children.
US news
#stockwell-six
California
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

He was wrongfully convicted of murder. Now L.A. County will pay him $14 million

Alexander Torres was wrongfully imprisoned for over 20 years and awarded $14 million by L.A. County after being declared factually innocent.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Wrongly convicted, he became 'The Jailhouse Lawyer' and helped free himself

Calvin Duncan, wrongfully imprisoned for 28 years, became a jailhouse lawyer and later founded the Light of Justice program to assist incarcerated individuals.
fromNew York Post
2 weeks ago

Judge tosses conviction of NYC man jailed since 1980 for hurling grenade at cops - because it wasn't explosive

Even though it has taken almost 45 years for justice to prevail, Mr. Bossett never lost hope that his wrongful conviction would be overturned, his lawyer, Ron Kuby, stated.
US politics
#exoneration
fromNewsday
3 weeks ago
US politics

2 men cleared in 1994 killing that sent them to prison for decades. New DNA tests cast doubt

Black Lives Matter
fromwww.ocregister.com
1 month ago

New round of DNA testing proves innocence of man imprisoned for decades for California slaying, defense says

Kenneth Clair, imprisoned for nearly 40 years, is exonerated through new DNA testing that contradicts the evidence used in his conviction.
fromNewsday
3 weeks ago
US politics

2 men cleared in 1994 killing that sent them to prison for decades. New DNA tests cast doubt

Black Lives Matter
fromwww.ocregister.com
1 month ago

New round of DNA testing proves innocence of man imprisoned for decades for California slaying, defense says

Kenneth Clair, imprisoned for nearly 40 years, is exonerated through new DNA testing that contradicts the evidence used in his conviction.
US politics
fromwww.sbsun.com
3 weeks ago

75-year-old California man wrongfully convicted of murdering wife awarded $25.2 million

William Richards was wrongfully convicted for 23 years, recently awarded $25.2 million after the Supreme Court confirmed his innocence.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

Murder convictions imperiled as scrutiny of embattled Oakland police homicide detective grows

The Alameda County District Attorney's Office conceded that parts of what jurors used to find Steven Buggs guilty of murder appeared to be plagued by evidentiary problems, amid allegations that Tran may have coerced a teenager into pointing the finger at Buggs during an unrecorded interview.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Kevin Nunn has spent 20 years in prison for a horrifying murder. Was he wrongly convicted?

Telling the truth during an investigation can lead to wrongful conviction, as demonstrated by Kevin Nunn's case.
fromGothamist
1 month ago

Guyanese man cleared in Brooklyn killing wants to return to U.S. after deportation

Kendall was acting as a Good Samaritan after the shooting, running with a group pursuing the actual gunman. The evidence shows he is 'likely innocent.'
US politics
#justice-system
fromBrooklyn Paper
1 month ago
Brooklyn

Brooklyn man exonerated for decades-old manslaughter charge after reinvestigation pokes holes in conviction * Brooklyn Paper

UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Peter Sullivan was wrongly jailed for 38 years and it's not a bizarre one-off

Peter Sullivan's wrongful conviction illustrates the flaws in the justice system and the enduring impact on victims of miscarriages of justice.
fromBrooklyn Paper
1 month ago
Brooklyn

Brooklyn man exonerated for decades-old manslaughter charge after reinvestigation pokes holes in conviction * Brooklyn Paper

UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Peter Sullivan was wrongly jailed for 38 years and it's not a bizarre one-off

Peter Sullivan's wrongful conviction illustrates the flaws in the justice system and the enduring impact on victims of miscarriages of justice.
Social justice
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

'Deceit, dishonesty, betrayal': The wrongful conviction that haunted Johnnie Cochran

Pratt's wrongful conviction highlighted systemic corruption and injustice within the legal system regarding racial and political targets.
#supreme-court
fromsfist.com
1 month ago
San Francisco Giants

Thursday Morning What's Up: 13-Year-Old Accused In Santana Row Stabbing Makes Court Appearance

Law
fromAbove the Law
5 months ago

Clarence Thomas Big Mad He Can't Force Oklahoma To Kill Richard Glossip - Above the Law

The Supreme Court's majority decision grants Richard Glossip a new trial due to procedural anomalies, highlighting potential wrongful conviction.
Law
fromwww.esquire.com
5 months ago

SCOTUS Vacated Murder Conviction for Death-Row Inmate Richard Glossip

The Supreme Court vacated Richard Glossip's death sentence due to withheld evidence impacting the trial's integrity.
New evidence revealed serious issues with the testimony of the key witness against Glossip.
Law
fromIntelligencer
5 months ago

Richard Glossip and the Death Penalty Case That Went Too Far

Richard Glossip has been granted a new trial by the Supreme Court after evidence suggests his conviction may be wrongful.
UK news
fromtime.com
5 months ago

Supreme Court Tosses Richard Glossip's Murder Conviction and Death Sentence

The Supreme Court overturned Richard Glossip's murder conviction due to prosecutorial misconduct regarding undisclosed evidence.
fromsfist.com
1 month ago
San Francisco Giants

Thursday Morning What's Up: 13-Year-Old Accused In Santana Row Stabbing Makes Court Appearance

Law
fromAbove the Law
5 months ago

Clarence Thomas Big Mad He Can't Force Oklahoma To Kill Richard Glossip - Above the Law

The Supreme Court's majority decision grants Richard Glossip a new trial due to procedural anomalies, highlighting potential wrongful conviction.
Law
fromwww.esquire.com
5 months ago

SCOTUS Vacated Murder Conviction for Death-Row Inmate Richard Glossip

The Supreme Court vacated Richard Glossip's death sentence due to withheld evidence impacting the trial's integrity.
New evidence revealed serious issues with the testimony of the key witness against Glossip.
Law
fromIntelligencer
5 months ago

Richard Glossip and the Death Penalty Case That Went Too Far

Richard Glossip has been granted a new trial by the Supreme Court after evidence suggests his conviction may be wrongful.
UK news
fromtime.com
5 months ago

Supreme Court Tosses Richard Glossip's Murder Conviction and Death Sentence

The Supreme Court overturned Richard Glossip's murder conviction due to prosecutorial misconduct regarding undisclosed evidence.
#sunny-jacobs
UK news
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Peace and love, or bloodshed and drugs - who was the real Sunny Jacobs?

Sunny Jacobs, who died in a fire, was a wrongful conviction advocate who emphasized the complexities of justice and forgiveness.
UK news
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Peace and love, or bloodshed and drugs - who was the real Sunny Jacobs?

Sunny Jacobs, who died in a fire, was a wrongful conviction advocate who emphasized the complexities of justice and forgiveness.
#death-row
UK news
fromIndependent
1 month ago

'An unspeakable tragedy' - neighbours distraught as death row survivor Sunny Jacobs (78) and man killed in Galway house fire

Sunny Jacobs, a wrongfully convicted woman, died in a house fire in Galway alongside her carer.
fromIndependent
1 month ago
UK news

'An unspeakable tragedy' - neighbours distraught as death row survivor Sunny Jacobs (78) and man killed in house fire

fromIndependent
1 month ago
UK news

'An unspeakable tragedy' - neighbours react as woman killed in Galway house fire named as death row survivor Sunny Jacobs (78)

Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Exonerated prisoner awarded $1.4m after 46 years spent on death row in Japan

Iwao Hakamada, the longest-serving death row inmate, awarded $1.4 million after wrongful conviction and exoneration in 2024.
UK news
fromIndependent
1 month ago

'An unspeakable tragedy' - neighbours distraught as death row survivor Sunny Jacobs (78) and man killed in Galway house fire

Sunny Jacobs, a wrongfully convicted woman, died in a house fire in Galway alongside her carer.
fromIndependent
1 month ago
UK news

'An unspeakable tragedy' - neighbours distraught as death row survivor Sunny Jacobs (78) and man killed in house fire

fromIndependent
1 month ago
UK news

'An unspeakable tragedy' - neighbours react as woman killed in Galway house fire named as death row survivor Sunny Jacobs (78)

Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Exonerated prisoner awarded $1.4m after 46 years spent on death row in Japan

Iwao Hakamada, the longest-serving death row inmate, awarded $1.4 million after wrongful conviction and exoneration in 2024.
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

Woman who died in Galway house fire named as Sunny Jacobs, US citizen who spent years on death row after wrongful murder conviction

Sunny Jacobs, wrongfully convicted for 17 years, tragically perished in a house fire along with her carer.
#legal-system
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
6 months ago

My Last Trial

The author's 18-year legal battle culminated in a conviction for criminal slander arising from police coercion during her interrogation.
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
6 months ago

My Last Trial

The author's 18-year legal battle culminated in a conviction for criminal slander arising from police coercion during her interrogation.
#miscarriage-of-justice
UK news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

UK: DNA evidence clears man jailed for 38 years DW 05/13/2025

Peter Sullivan's 38-year wrongful imprisonment was overturned due to new DNA evidence exonerating him.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The convictions of Lucy Letby: should they be overturned?

Dr. Shoo Lee stated, 'We did not find any murders. In all cases, death or injury were due to natural causes or just bad medical care.'
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Inside HMP Wakefield, where Peter Sullivan was wrongly held for murder

"A landmark decision, the acquittal of Peter Sullivan marks a sobering moment in British justice, emphasizing the importance of evidence and the system's capacity for error."
UK news
NYC parents
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

The wrong man: Bronx native left devastated after judge denies exoneration following 30-year legal battle | amNewYork

Caba's long-awaited exoneration was denied by a judge, prolonging a three-decade wrongful conviction battle.
NYC politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

Detroit Opera Steps Into Trump's Cross Hairs With Central Park Five'

The Central Park Five opera highlights wrongful convictions and presents Trump as a controversial figure in American politics.
fromIrish Independent
3 months ago

The Indo Daily: Justice Derailed | Ep 2 - The Sleeping Judge

Osgur Breatnach was wrongfully accused of the Sallins train robbery in 1976, leading to a long trial and lasting trauma from the experience.
UK news
fromIrish Independent
3 months ago

The Indo Daily: Justice Derailed | Ep 1: Banged up in the Bridewell - The Sallins train robbery scandal

The Sallins robbery remains a controversial case highlighting issues of justice in Ireland.
fromIndependent
3 months ago

'It could happen again' - man wrongly convicted of Sallins train robbery continues call for inquiry nearly 50 years on

Osgur Breatnach stated that the Government is avoiding a public inquiry into his wrongful conviction to conceal a policy of torture used to extract false confessions.
UK news
fromLos Angeles Times
3 months ago

His lawyers said he was framed. After 3 decades in prison, he is declared innocent by a judge

Humberto Duran was declared factually innocent after serving 24 years for a crime he did not commit.
fromLos Angeles Times
3 months ago

Stanislaus County settles notorious malicious prosecution case for $22.5 million

Stanislaus County settles a wrongful prosecution case for $22.5 million, exposing flawed investigations by the DA's office against defense attorney Frank Carson and co-defendants.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Kenyan man who spent decade on death row sues London police for role in wrongful conviction

Ali Kololo, wrongfully sentenced to death, is suing the Metropolitan police for their misleading evidence leading to his conviction.
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months ago

Japanese Court Awards $1.4 Million to Exonerated Man

Iwao Hakamada received $1.4 million from Japan after 44 years on death row due to a wrongful conviction for murder.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

It's a new kind of prison': Amanda Knox on redemption, rage and her unlikely friendship with the prosecutor who hounded her

‘If they had done their job correctly, I would be a footnote in Meredith's story.’ Knox’s reflections reveal her discontent with the justice system's failures.
UK news
fromPortlandTribune.com
4 months ago

Unsolved: The Michael Francke murder controversy

The Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield's offer of nearly $2 million to Frank Gable highlights the ongoing complexities surrounding wrongful convictions and the challenges in proving innocence.
Portland food
fromPortlandTribune.com
4 months ago

Oregon offers to compensate Gable for wrongful murder conviction

Oregon DOJ offers compensation for Frank Gable's wrongful conviction, reversing its previous position.
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months ago

Jury Awards $120 Million to Illinois Men Wrongfully Convicted of Murder

Two wrongfully convicted men awarded $120 million after 16 years in prison.
The jury found they were coerced into false confessions and framed.
#law-enforcement
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
5 months ago

Georgia Sheriff Deputy Will Not Be Charged in Shooting of Black Man

A sheriff's deputy in Georgia will not face charges for the fatal shooting of Leonard Cure, a Black man wrongfully imprisoned for 16 years.
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
6 months ago

Two Hawaiian Brothers Say That Police Framed Them in a 1991 Murder

The Schweitzer brothers claim they were wrongfully convicted and framed due to police pressure to solve a high-profile case.
#death-penalty
California
fromTruthout
5 months ago

I'm 1 of More Than 600 People on CA's Death Row. Newsom Must End Death Penalty.

The fight to abolish the death penalty is deeply personal and influenced by systemic racial injustice.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago
Miscellaneous

Life on South Carolina death row: months of barbaric' isolation before execution

Marion Bowman Jr faces execution under brutal conditions that raise numerous ethical concerns, particularly regarding wrongful convictions and the treatment of death row inmates.
California
fromTruthout
5 months ago

I'm 1 of More Than 600 People on CA's Death Row. Newsom Must End Death Penalty.

The fight to abolish the death penalty is deeply personal and influenced by systemic racial injustice.
fromwww.pressenterprise.com
7 months ago

How a California man dealt with freedom after he was framed for murder and locked in prison for 20 years

Horace Roberts Jr. reflects on his difficulties adjusting to life after being wrongly imprisoned for 20 years, highlighting the challenges of reintegration.
US news
fromWashington Post
8 months ago

Texas judge says death row inmate is innocent in daughter's death

Melissa Lucio's death sentence is challenged after a judge found evidence was withheld in her case, paving the way for possible exoneration.
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