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Supreme Court Ruling Makes It Harder for Innocent People To Get Their Convictions Overturned
New York Times: Supreme Court Limits Inmates’ Challenges Based on Bad Legal Help By: Adam Liptak May 23, 2022 Ruling against two Arizona...


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...


Alabama Appeals Court Denies Toforest Johnson New Trial Despite Strong Evidence of Innocence
DPIC: Alabama Appeals Court Rules Trial Court Did Not Abuse Discretion in Denying New Trial for Death-Row Prisoner Toforest Johnson May...


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...


Ohio Death Row Exoneree Kwame Ajamu Shared His Story at Akron NAACP Meeting
Akron Beacon Journal: 'Completely broken': Exonerated death row inmate speaks out on flaws of capital punishment By: Abbey Marshall May...


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...


Samuel Randolph Becomes 187th Person Exonerated from Death Row
Death Penalty Information Center: Samuel Randolph Exonerated from Pennsylvania Death Row as Prosecutors Withdraw Charges at Retrial April...


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...


Supreme Court Agrees to Review Rodney Reed's Request For DNA Testing in His Innocence Case
The Hill: Supreme Court agrees to review death row inmate’s bid for DNA testing By: John Kruzel And Mychael Schnell April 25, 2022 The...


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...
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