Arts Sep 12 ‘The Sing Sing Files’ chronicles a journalist’s work to free the wrongfully convicted By Amna Nawaz, Simon Epstein
World May 22 Former UK Post Office boss breaks down in inquiry over scandal that saw hundreds wrongly convicted More than 900 Post Office branch managers were wrongly convicted because of the Japanese company's faulty computer system, with some imprisoned and others forced into bankruptcy. By Pan Pylas, Associated Press
Nation Jul 05 Watch 5:30 Supreme Court decision limits how prisoners can challenge their convictions Amid the flurry of Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action, student loans and election law, the justices also handed down a decision on what seemed to be a rather technical question of law. It has big consequences for federal prisoners… By John Yang, Sam Weber
Nation Feb 17 Watch 10:20 Man freed after 28 years in prison reflects on wrongful murder conviction Earlier this week, a St. Louis judge overturned the murder conviction of Lamar Johnson, who spent nearly 28 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. John Yang first profiled Johnson's case in 2021 and spoke with him again… By John Yang, Frank Carlson
Nation Sep 20 Watch 6:58 Adnan Syed’s attorney talks about his release, what it says about criminal justice system After 23 years in prison, Adnan Syed was released Monday with a cheering crowd of supporters to greet him. A judge vacated his sentence after the state’s attorney for Baltimore said the original prosecutors did not turn over evidence that… By Lisa Desjardins
Apr 25 Watch 7:51 Texas woman’s last-minute reprieve on death row draws questions about wrongful convictions By Amna Nawaz, Frank Carlson The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution for 52-year-old Melissa Lucio, a woman who had been set to be the first Hispanic woman put to death by the state in modern history after being convicted of… Continue watching
Nov 23 Conviction overturned in 1981 rape of author Alice Sebold By Karen Matthews, Associated Press A 39-year-old rape conviction at the center of a memoir by award-winning author Alice Sebold has been overturned because of what authorities determined were serious flaws with the prosecution. Continue reading
Jan 12 ‘Making a Murderer’ convict Steven Avery files new appeal By Joshua Barajas The convicted killer featured in Netflix's hit documentary series "Making a Murderer" filed for a new appeal Tuesday for his release. Continue reading
Jan 24 North Carolina man exonerated after nearly four decades in prison By Carey Reed A three-judge panel on Friday declared a North Carolina man innocent after he had served almost 40 years of a life sentence for a 1976 double murder. Continue reading
Nov 13 Twitter chat: What do we owe the wrongfully convicted? By Nora Daly The federal government offers exonerees $50,000 for each year spent in prison on a wrongful conviction. Should this same standard be enforced in all 50 states? What other programs should be put in place to ensure quality of life for… Continue reading