Nov 09 Watch Exonerated but not free: What do we owe the wrongfully convicted? By PBS News Hour In the US, state laws governing compensation for wrongfully convicted people vary significantly. While some states offer sizable packages for the exonerated, at least 20 offer nothing. And even for those that do, it may not be enough to make… Continue watching
Nov 09 Four wrongfully convicted men, four very different outcomes By Saskia de Melker When a wrongfully convicted person gets released from prison, it is a major news event: Local television crews capture the first steps of freedom and the speeches on the steps of the state capital, audiences empathize as they grapple with… Continue reading
Sep 14 First federal unit set up to correct wrongful convictions By Carey Reed The U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington has set up the first federal unit to identify and investigate cases that ended in wrongful convictions, Reuters reports. Continue reading
Aug 24 Man who served 24 years released after arson-murder case thrown out By Carey Reed After serving 24 years of a life sentence in a maximum-security Pennsylvania prison for a 1990 arson-murder conviction, a New York man was freed on bail. Continue reading