overturned convictions in the united states
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Rodney Reed’s Death Penalty Case Takes Another Blow
An appeals court denied Rodney Reed’s request for a retrial despite his claim there is evidence to prove his innocence.
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Exonerated Man Heads Back to Jail. This Time, It May Be For real.
Lydell Grant was exonerated in a fatal stabbing from 2010 but was arrested last week in a road rage shooting.
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How Does a Man Freed from Prison Get Ordered Back for Life?
Crosley Green was exonerated in 2018 until a Florida appeals court overturned the appeal that set him free.
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Los Angeles DA’s Office Apologizes for Sending Innocent Man to Prison
Maurice Hastings was declared innocent after 38 years in prison.
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No Reparations for St. Louis Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for Three Decades
Lamar Johnson’s case did, however, inspire a new state law for retrials.
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NYC Keeps Trying to Right Its Wrongs Against the Central Park Five
The gate at the northern end of the park will be now be called “Gate of the Exonerated” in honor of the five Black and Latino men who were wrongfully convicted.
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2 Exonerated Brothers Demand Justice in $125 Million Lawsuit
“The money is nothing compared to what we lost,” said one of them.
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Men Exonerated in the Murder of Malcolm X Get a Bag From NYC!
Muhammad A. Aziz and the estate of Khalil Islam will split a $26 million settlement with the city of New York.