Independent Investigation Shows Further Support for Richard Glossip's Innocence
Death Penalty Information Center: Oklahoma Legislature Releases Independent Review of Richard Glossip Case June 17, 2022 Oklahoma...
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Anthony Ray Hinton Featured on PBS Show 'Tell Me More' with Kelly Corrigan
Anthony Ray Hinton spent 29 years on Alabama's death row as a victim of wrongful conviction. His case was appealed all the way to the...
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...
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...
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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