Illinois Innocence Project Helps Woman Receive Plea Deal
Jennifer McMullan was released from prison on June 16 as a result of a plea agreement entered in McHenry County…
Man Who Spent 3 Decades in Jail Sues Chicago for Wrongful Conviction
Robert Smith, 72, spent 33 years in jail for a murder he did not commit. Now, he is suing Chicago…
New Evidence Points to FBI in Malcolm X Murder Case
Malcolm X's family released new evidence for the investigation in a news conference Saturday. According to the Thomson Reuters Foundation,…
National Registry of Exonerations Review- Black People Are Seven Times More Likely to Be Wrongly Convicted of Murder Than White People
A review by the National Registry of Exonerations (NRE) found that black people are seven times more likely to be…
Judge Finds That Woman Was Wrongfully Convicted, Frees Her After 17 Years Behind Bars
Rosa Jimenez was released on bond on January 27 after spending seventeen years behind bars for a crime she most likely…
The Case of Kevin Cooper
On June 4, 1983, a community in Chino Hills, California was rocked by the brutal murder of a family. Peggy…
Trump Pardons Some Rappers, Neglects Others
In the last hours of his role as the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump pardoned prominent rap…
Trevino Speaks Out Against Wrongful Conviction
Zephaniah "Zephi" Trevino, a teenaged sex trafficking victim, appeared on Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom Wednesday to denounce the capital…
Robert DuBoise: Convictions Voided After 37 Years
After 37 years in prison, Robert DuBoise is finally able to walk free after a Florida judge voided his convictions…
New DNA evidence proves Robert DuBoise wrongfully served 37 years for murder
He was first convicted and sentenced to death. Later it was reduced to life in prison. He never stopped trying…
Man Wrongfully Convicted in 1985 Murder of Fla. Teen Is Exonerated by DNA: State Attorney
After 37 years of being incarcerated for a crime he did not commit, Robert DuBoise was expected to be released…
Richard Lapointe, Exonerated in a Murder Case, Dies at 74
Richard Lapointe, convicted on dubious evidence in 1992 of one of the more shocking murders in recent Connecticut history, fought…
He spent 27 years in prison for murdering two children. Now a Chinese court has found him not guilty
A Chinese man convicted of murdering two children has had his conviction overturned after serving 27 years in prison, in…
Her DNA helped overturn a double murder conviction, hours later she was found dead
A woman whose DNA helped overturn a murder conviction on Friday was found dead hours later.
What Happened To The Law Enforcement Officers Involved In Greg Kelley’s Wrongful Conviction?
After a Texas high school football star was wrongfully convicted of being a child molester, public shame was cast upon…
Officer Tied To Wrongful Conviction Of ‘Outcry’ Football Star Resigns From Force
One of the pivotal figures in the wrongful conviction of a Texas high school football star has resigned from his…
30 years ago, he was wrongfully convicted of murder. Now police have apologized for forcing him to make a false confession
South Korean police have admitted using violence to extract a false confession from a man who spent 20 years in…
Inside The Case Of Death Row Inmate Julius Jones And The Efforts Of Activists And NBA Stars Who Are Trying To Set Him Free
For nearly two decades Julius Jones has been sitting on Oklahoma’s death row after being convicted of killing a prominent…
Wrongfully Convicted Man Who Spent Decades In Prison Wows Judges On ‘America’s Got Talent’
A man who spent more than 30 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit blew away the judges with…
Exonerated man freed from prison, now in hotel quarantine: ‘I could watch Netflix!’
Dressed in a white T-shirt and maroon shorts, Kevin Harrington beamed as he walked out of the Macomb Correctional Facility…
‘Forgotten West Memphis Three’ doc aims to give victims of notorious crime ‘their voices back,’ host says
Bob Ruff is hopeful that one of the biggest mysteries to rock Arkansas will finally be solved. The former fire…
Ex-con wrongfully imprisoned for murder now helps others fight their convictions
He’s paying it forward, prison-style.