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This list contains names of people who were found guilty of capital crimes and placed on death row but later found to be wrongly convicted.Many of these exonerees' sentences were overturned by acquittal or pardon, but some of those listed were exonerated posthumously. [1]
Both victims eventually identified Arthur Whitfield as the assailant. In 1982, he was convicted of one of the crimes and pled guilty to the second in order to receive a lighter sentence and have some of the charges dropped. DNA testing in 2004 proved that he was innocent of both crimes. The first victim was accosted as she got out of her car.
A man who spent nearly 30 years in prison for kidnapping, robbery and rape has been declared innocent and freed, Los Angeles County prosecutors announced Tuesday. DNA testing helped exonerate ...
As of January 2022, 375 people previously convicted of serious crimes in the United States had been exonerated by DNA testing since 1989, 21 of whom had been sentenced to death. [13] [49] Almost all (99%) of the wrongful convictions were males, [50] [51] with minority groups constituting approximately 70% (61% African American and 8% Latino).
Connie Dahl's sons were 3 and 8 when there mother was taken away in handcuffs, accused of a brutal murder. On Friday, a California judge declared her innocent — 39 years after the killing.
A person just out of prison for a crime they did not commit is greeted by dozens — the press, well-wishers, their legal team and loved ones who eagerly awaited their return — in an emotional ...
More than 800 people have lost their lives in jail since July 13, 2015 but few details are publicly released. Huffington Post is compiling a database of every person who died until July 13, 2016 to shed light on how they passed.
Our Bail System Is Leaving Innocent People To Die In Jail Because They’re Poor One Year After Sandra Bland’s Death, #SayHerName Is As Important As Ever The Huffington Post Read article >> A former corrections officer talks about her frustration with the lack of mental health care in jails.