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Supreme Court Ruling Makes It Harder for Innocent People To Get Their Convictions Overturned
On May 23, 2022, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against two Arizona individuals on death row, deciding that federal courts may not hold...


Alabama Appeals Court Denies Toforest Johnson New Trial Despite Strong Evidence of Innocence
Toforest Johnson was convicted and sentenced to death in 1998 despite there being no physical evidence linking him to the crime that...


Ohio Death Row Exoneree Kwame Ajamu Shared His Story at Akron NAACP Meeting
Ohio native Kwame Ajamu was only 17 years old when he was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to die for a crime he didn't commit. Last...


Ricky Jackson Featured on Wrongful Convictions Podcast with Jason From
Ricky Jackson was a teenager living in Cleveland, Ohio, when he was wrongfully sentenced to death. He was a victim of wrongful conviction...


Supreme Court Agrees to Review Rodney Reed's Request For DNA Testing in His Innocence Case
Rodney Reed has maintained his innocence throughout his over 23 years spent on death row. In 2019, he was granted an indefinite stay of...


Texas Court Stays Execution of Melissa Lucio
On Monday April 25, the highest criminal court in Texas halted the execution of Melissa Lucio scheduled to take place on April 27. The...


Samuel Randolph Becomes 187th Person Exonerated from Death Row
On April 6th, 2022, Samuel Randolph became the 187th person to be exonerated from a wrongful conviction and death sentence in the United...


Former Republican Chief Justice Asserts Toforest Johnson's Innocence, Calling for A Retrial
Former Republican Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court Drayton Nabers, Jr. questions why Toforest Johnson, sentenced to death in...


Calls for Mercy in Melissa Lucio Innocence Case Highlighted by CNN
A week from her scheduled execution, family and advocates of Melissa Lucio are fighting to stop her execution. Melissa Lucio is the only...


Louisiana Death Row Exoneree Shareef Cousin Testifies in Support of LA Anti-Death Penalty Bill
Shareef Cousin was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to die at the age of 17, making him the youngest person ever to be sentenced to...
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