The unrelated combination of a court ruling and legislation passed in the #Illinois statehouse could lead to a brighter, more stable future for #exonerees in the state that leads the nation in number of exonerations.
Read more: https://boltsmag.org/illinois-certificates-of-innocence-compensation/
Days after an appeals court ruled that some people should automatically get certificates of innocence, Illinois legislators passed a bill to raise compensation for wrongful convictions.
We've seen all kinds of twists in #wrongfulconviction cases. This is a new one: it has been discovered that a Black man who has spent most of his more than 30 years in prison in #Alabama on death row had a public defender who may have been a KKK member.
https://ow.ly/1wok50Z9HKO
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Investigation by students from Georgetown University and the University of California at Santa Cruz shows there are huge questions about the guilt of Ken Middleton, a #Missouri man who has been imprisoned for the last 35 years in the death of his wife.
https://ow.ly/j8Hf50Zai4E
A former prosecutor writes this op-ed column on what is proving a rocky road to reform on #wrongfulconvictions in the state of #NewYork. Legislators passed a bill three years ago, but the governor vetoed it, and now another roadblock has appeared.
https://ow.ly/kyYM50ZbsIP
Ever pass somebody and think they look exactly like someone you know? That same phenomenon can happen when it comes to witnesses and even police in criminal cases. It cost this #innocent Kansas man 17 years in prison.
https://ow.ly/M40M50Zbifq
After surviving more than 20 years on #deathrow, #DNA analysis finally proved that Nick Yarris was an innocent man. Here's more about the story that inspired the current Tony-nominated #Broadway play, "The Fear of 13."
https://people.com/where-is-nick-yarris-now-11988033
Ohio Innocence Project
This thought-provoking column on the #deathpenalty points out "rigid adherence to the law, without room for compassion or correction, risks producing outcomes that are technically lawful but fundamentally unjust." Ohio governors have exercised clemency 51 times since 1945.
https://ow.ly/BMgF50ZagQl
Exonerees can suffer in many ways, even after being freed. A British MP is stepping up for Andrew Malkinson, who was #wrongfullyimprisoned for 17 years. The actual perpetrator of the crime was convicted last week, but could end up serving less time than Malkinson did.
https://ow.ly/2CSx50ZaIpy
Ohio Innocence Project
Ohio Innocence Project
This is a story of a man locked up for nearly 30 years but still claiming #innocence unlike any other you are likely to come across. Jimmy Scott was convicted for actions that authorities said caused the Mississippi River to flood. Experts say that's impossible.
https://ow.ly/a4Bp50Z94J6
Ohio Innocence Project
A big victory Thursday for the Mississippi Innocence Project, with a ruling by the state's Supreme Court that a woman imprisoned for the last 11 years is entitled to a new trial. Multiple issues have surfaced calling into question Tameshia Shelton's conviction.
https://ow.ly/nhSE50Z8st9
Ohio Innocence Project
Ohio Innocence Project
Ohio Innocence Project
Ohio Innocence Project
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For more than 35 years, Cliff Middleton has been fighting to free his father from a Missouri prison for a crime they say he didn’t commit. In 1991, Ken Middleton was convicted of murdering his wife in their Blue Springs home, but the Georgetown University Law Center program “Making an Exoneree” reinvestigated and noted glaring discrepancies with his case.
But hours after the Senate’s action, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, who runs the Assembly with an iron fist, suddenly pulled the rug out from under the Senate
In an era defined by debates over criminal justice reform, one of the oldest and least understood powers in American law remains as vital as ever: executive clemency. Often dismissed as a relic or a political tool, clemency is, in fact, a cornerstone of justice — an essential safeguard when the legal system reaches its limits.Clemency is not a modern invention. Its roots stretch back thousands of years, appearing in ancient philosophy, religious traditions, and early legal systems.
Nick Yarris spent over two decades wrongfully imprisoned on death row in Pennsylvania. Here's everything to know about where he is now, including how his story inspired the Tony-nominated Broadway show 'Fear of 13.'
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In a 6-1 vote Thursday, the Mississippi Supreme Court let stand a state Court of Appeals decision, ordering a new trial for Tameshia Shelton.
