Jury Awards $50 Million In Illinois Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit
A jury in Chicago awarded an Illinois man who spent nearly 10 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of murder more than $50...
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Aug 261 min read
Man Suing Over His Wrongful 20-Year Imprisonment Says County Withholding Documents
A man who wrongly spent almost two decades in prison urged U.S. District Chief Judge Kimberly Mueller on Friday to hold three California...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 152 min read
Edmond, OK, Will Pay $7M To Man Wrongfully Imprisoned 48 Years
An Oklahoma city agreed to a $7.15 million settlement with Glynn Simmons, who was wrongfully imprisoned for nearly 50 years for a murder...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 122 min read
DA In Erie County Fights To Keep Man Behind Bars After Murder Conviction Tossed
Last summer, an Erie County judge threw out the conviction of Brian Scott Lorenz in a 1993 murder that had set off a raft of accusations...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 71 min read
Chicago Suburb Ordered To Pay $22.5M In Damages For Wrongful Murder Conviction
The city of Naperville must pay $22.5 million in damages for the wrongful conviction of a man accused of arson and murder. A federal jury...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 62 min read
MO AG Bailey, Facing Election, Tries Keep Exonerated Inmates Jailed
Over the years, Missouri inmate Christopher Dunn, serving a life sentence for a 1990 fatal shooting, encountered numerous hurdles in his...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 312 min read
Missouri Man Released From Prison After 30 Years Despite AG Efforts
A Missouri man was freed from prison Tuesday after his murder conviction was overturned after 34 years behind bars, despite the state...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 232 min read
Judge Orders Release Of Wrongfully Convicted MO Man After 33 Years
Christopher Dunn was wrongfully convicted of murder and assault in 1991, and after 33 years in a Missouri prison, should be released...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 192 min read
Missouri Court Orders Woman's Release After 43 Years in Prison
The Missouri Supreme Court has facilitated the release of a Sandra Hemme, a 64-year-old Missouri woman, by overturning her murder...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 102 min read
Missouri Woman Ordered Released By Appeals Court After 43 Years in Prison
An appellate court has ordered the release of a Missouri woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 202 min read
Texas Court Exonerates Man On Death Row For Decades
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals found Kerry Max Cook innocent of the 1977 murder of Linda Jo Edwards, citing shocking allegations of...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 132 min read
Chicago Settles For $50 Million In Wrongful Convictions Of Four Men
The Chicago city council voted Wednesday to pay $50 million to four Black men who wrongly spent decades behind bars. It's one of the most...
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Crime and Justice News
May 282 min read
Freed Murder Convict Sues Chicago, Says Eyewitness Was Blind
Darien Harris was an 18-year-old high school student when he was charged in connection with the death of a man at a Chicago gas station...
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Crime and Justice News
May 22 min read
Maryland To Pay $3.1M To 63-Year-Old Who Spent Decades In Prison For Wrongful Conviction
A 63-year old man will receive nearly $3.1 million from the state after he spent more than three decades in prison for a murder he did...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 172 min read
Texas Judge Recommends Overturning Woman's Death Sentence Due To Withheld Evidence
A district judge who previously presided over a woman’s capital murder case recommended last week that the Texas Court of Criminal...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 262 min read
Michigan Looks To Fix Flaws In Fund For Wrongfully Convicted
A bill moving through the Michigan House of Representatives would fix flaws in a 7-year-old compensation fund that the state set up to...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 61 min read
Philly Man Freed After Serving 34 Years For Wrongful Conviction
Ronald Johnson, 61, who spent 34 years behind bars, was freed on Monday after a Philadelphia judge vacated his sentence and reversed his...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 162 min read
Tampa Paying $14 Million to Man Wrongfully Imprisoned
A man who spent 37 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted in the 1983 rape and murder of a woman in Tampa, Fla., will receive...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 12 min read
Perjury Case Of Philadelphia Cops Is Rarity Among Wrongful Convictions
Of the nearly 3,500 people exonerated of serious crimes in the U.S. since 1989, more than half had their cases marred by alleged...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 151 min read
MI Pays Wrongfully Imprisoned Man $1.75M, He Seeks More From Police
A Michigan man who was wrongfully imprisoned for sexual assault is getting a major payout. The Michigan Attorney General's office...
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