overturned convictions in the united states
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Black Woman Who Served 26 Years for Murder Battles to Clear Her Name
Laquanda “Faye” Jacobs was arrested in 1992 and released in 2016 after accepting a deal from prosecutors
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Black Man in Chicago Released From Prison After his Twin Brother Confesses to Murder
Kevin Dugar was sentenced to 54 years in prison for a murder his twin brother confessed to
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Pennsylvania Prosecutors Ask Supreme Court to Review Bill Cosby’s Overturned Conviction
‘This is a pathetic last-ditch effort that will not prevail,’ Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt said in a statement.
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Free After 43: Kevin Strickland Is Exonerated
Black man is only the latest to be cleared after decades in jail under wrongful convictions
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Jay-Z’s Team Roc Raises $1 Million to Help Investigate Wrongful Conviction Cases in Kansas City
The Grammy award-winning mogul and Team Roc recently filed a lawsuit against the KCPD in September, citing multiple abuse complaints.