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Ex-inmate’s run for court clerk stirs debate on exoneration
Calvin Duncan, exonerated after 30 years in prison, faces backlash in New Orleans clerk race as officials challenge his innocence before Saturday’s election.
City to pay more than $7M to exonerated former death row inmate
EDMOND, Okla. — This Oklahoma city has agreed to pay more than $7 million to a former death row inmate who was exonerated after nearly 50 years in prison, making […]
Ex-detective convicted in case where slaying suspect beaten
PHILADELPHIA — A former Philadelphia homicide detective accused of beating a murder suspect to obtain a confession and then lying about it in court has been convicted of obstruction and […]
Wrongful Conviction that led to innocent man spending 42 years in prison results in settlement
In 1976, Charles Ray Finch was convicted and charged with the death sentence for the murder of Shadow Holloman. Over 45 years later he has been vacated. According to the […]
Charlotte settles wrongful conviction suit for $9.5M
After spending 25 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, Tim Bridges has negotiated a $9.5 million settlement with the city of Charlotte, which is reaching into […]
The duty to speak up
North Carolina established itself as a leader in the effort to right wrongful convictions more than a decade ago, when it created the first Innocence Inquiry Commission in the nation. […]
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