wrongful conviction

Oklahoma man Glynn Simmons, 71, served the longest wrongful imprisonment in U.S. history, according to the National Registry of Exonerations.
“That was not the intention,” said state Sen. Kim Thatcher (R), who introduced the bill. “Not at all.”
Six prisoners released this week are part of a recent spike in exonerations.
Authorities say Leonard Allen Cure didn't comply after being told he was under arrest, but won’t say why he was pulled over in the first place.
Kenneth Nixon accuses the Detroit Police Department of framing him. His lawsuit seeks to avenge his 16 lost years.
A Missouri judge has overturned the conviction of a 50-year-old man who has served nearly 28 years of a life prison sentence for a killing that he says he didn’t commit.
GOP senators accused Biden's court pick Nina Morrison, who has freed dozens of innocent people from prison, of fueling violent crimes. Huh?
Kevin Strickland, exonerated this week, has received an outpouring of support.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, a leader of the progressive prosecutor movement, has made reviewing wrongful convictions a key part of his agenda.
After Anthony Ray Hinton spent 30 years awaiting his death sentence, his case went to the Supreme Court and he was set free. Now, he’s working to abolish the death penalty entirely.