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Growing list of exonerated prisoners stretching compensation funds to the limit The problem Michigan appears to have run into is one that experts say state legislators should account for, as more states continue to add exoneration compensation laws.

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‘When They See Us’ does justice to Central Park Five’s brutal story One of the most shameful miscarriages of justice in New York State is powerfully and heartbreakingly dramatized in Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us,” a four-part series that drops…

For N. Philly man, exonerated after serving 17 years of a life-without-parole sentence, freedom breeds anxiety Mark Whitaker, 49, spent 17 years in prison for a murder he did not commit before he was exonerated by a jury May 6, 2019. Now he's trying to get his life back on track.

White Teen Accused of Beating Teacher Into a Coma Released Without Bail After Mother Promises to Keep an Eye on Him A Minnesota teen accused in a brutal beating that left a teacher's aide fighting for his life in the ICU was allowed to walk out of jail Wednesday without

Black Teen, Now 32-Years Old, Still Serving 11 Life Sentences in Prison For Crime He Didn't Commit Juan Rayford Jr. was 17-years old when he was wrongfully accused of attempted murder and ultimately sentenced with life imprisonment despite his non-involvement in the crime. Now at 32-years old, Rayford Jr. has spent 15 years of his life behind bars and he still dreams that he could one day be free...

Philly judge sets wrongfully convicted man free after 21 years in prison Lawyers say something happened at the Criminal Justice Center that neither they or their client was expecting.

Two members of the MOVE 9 are released on parole Saturday after 40 years in prison Janet Holloway Africa and Janine Phillips Africa “just got home, and we’re giving them a minute.”

Behind Bars, Mentally Ill Inmates Are Often Punished For Their Symptoms While visiting jails and prisons across the country, author Alisa Roth witnessed mentally ill inmates in solitary confinement, wearing restrictive jumpsuits and receiving very limited therapy.

Man wrongfully convicted in 1976 murder freed from Greene Co. prison Charles Finch, 81, was convicted and given a life sentence for the 1976 murder of Richard Holloman. The man was killed during an attempted robbery at a Wilson grocery store.

Wrongfully convicted man who served 45 years in prison to get $1.5M A Michigan man who spent 45 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit — the longest a wrongfully convicted person has ever served in America — will get a $1.5 million payout from the state. Ri…

Western New York prison slated to close by Cuomo administration The state's $176 billion budget allowed the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to close up to three prisons with 90 days notice.