State: Louisiana Convicted: 1997 Exonerated: 2012 Race: Caucasian DNA used in exoneration? Yes Reasons for wrongful conviction: Mistaken witness identification False confession Police misconduct The Witness to Innocence community is saddened to share that our brother Damon Thibodeaux has passed away. Many of us had spoken with him in recent weeks, so this has come as a terrible shock and a sudden loss for all of us who knew and loved him. Damon was a wonderful individua

State: Ohio Convicted: 1975 Exonerated: 2014 Race: Black DNA used in exoneration? No Reasons for wrongful conviction: False...

State: Tennessee Convicted: 1986 Exonerated: 2009 Race: Caucasian DNA used in exoneration? Yes Reasons for wrongful conviction: False or misleading forensic evidence Paul's Wrongful Conviction Paul House served over 22 years on death row in Tennessee before DNA evidence of his innocence – and the intervention of the U.S. Supreme Court – led to his release. Paul House had recently moved back to his mother’s house in Tennessee when Carolyn Muncey disappeared from her ho

State: Massachusetts Convicted: 1972 Exonerated: 1982 Race: Black DNA used in exoneration? No Reasons for wrongful conviction:...

State: Pennsylvania Convicted: 1989 Exonerated: 2005 Race: Black DNA used in exoneration? Yes Reasons for wrongful conviction:...

State: Oklahoma Convicted: 1987 Exonerated: 1993 Race: Caucasian DNA used in exoneration? no Reasons for wrongful conviction: False...

State: Florida Convicted: 1974 Exonerated: 1977 Race: Black DNA used in exoneration? No Reasons for wrongful conviction: Mistaken...

State: Florida Convicted: 1971 Exonerated: 1973 Race: Black DNA used in exoneration? No Reasons for wrongful conviction: Police...

State: Louisiana Convicted: 1987 Exonerated: 2001 Race: Caucasian DNA used in exoneration? No Reasons for wrongful conviction: False accusation Prosecutorial misconduct Albert's Wrongful Conviction After spending 13 years on death row, Albert Burrell was released from the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola on January 3, 2001, shortly after the Louisiana Attorney General dismissed charges against him and his co-defendant, Michael Graham. They had been sentenced to de

State: Louisiana Convicted: 1996 Exonerated: 2004 Race: Black DNA used in exoneration? No Reasons for wrongful conviction: Mistaken identification Official misconduct Inadequate legal defense Dan's Wrongful Conviction Dan Bright was the victim of wrongfully convicted at age 26, resulting in nine years in prison, four of which were on death row, before his conviction was overturned. Dan was initially represented by a lawyer who did not investigate the case and was drunk