Thanks to the work of the Innocence Network all over the world, they were finally freed.
The recent death of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the American middleweight boxer who spent almost 20 years in jail for three murders he did not commit, has turned the spotlight on the issue of wrongful convictions. Carter’s incarceration from 1966 to 1985 caused an international outcry, turning him into a symbol of racial injustice and inspiring
“The only good thing I can tell you about this case is that no one was electrocuted.”
Almost 19 years after a 68-year-old woman was raped and murdered in her Beatrice, Neb., home, a federal jury has started hearing evidence in a civil rights case alleging law enforcement officials recklessly investigated the crime, leading to the wrongful convictions of six people. The so-called Beatrice Six — three men and three women —
The lawsuit further alleges that Brooklyn’s DA ran an office that overlooked, condoned and even rewarded misconduct by its prosecutors.
For more than two years, Jabbar Collins and his lawyer have pursued a multi-million dollar wrongful conviction lawsuit against New York City. They have unearthed what they claim is damning evidence of misconduct by prosecutors in the office of Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes. They have obtained a sworn affidavit from a man who said he
