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Roy Allan Sobotiak Released on Bail After Decades-Old Murder Conviction Quashed

The 61-year-old, considered legally innocent, will remain under strict house-arrest conditions as Alberta challenges the federal decision to order a new trial.

Spanish Supreme Court Overturns Third Rape Conviction of Ahmed Tommouhi

Post Office Faces Backlash Over £600m Spent on Faulty IT System

Los Angeles Innocence Project Pushes to Overturn Scott Peterson Conviction with New Evidence

Iwao Hakamada Awarded Maximum Compensation After 46 Years Wrongfully Spent on Death Row

Wrongly Convicted Man Faces Losing Social Housing After Compensation Payment

Native Hawaiian Brothers Sue, Claim Police Framed Them in 1991 Tourist Murder

Jeremy Hunt Apologizes for Delayed Implementation of NHS Medical Examiners

Philadelphia Man Freed After 41 Years in 'Sex for Lies' Scandal Review

Texas Judge Recommends Overturning Melissa Lucio's Death Row Conviction

Controversial Amanda Knox Series Filming Sparks Criticism from Kercher Family

Ireland Posthumously Pardons Two Men Executed in 1883

Texas Death Row Inmate's Testimony Sparks Political Showdown

Texas Man Faces Execution in Controversial Shaken Baby Syndrome Case

Japan's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Acquitted After 58 Years

Report Finds Capture Software Likely Caused Post Office Shortfalls

World's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Acquitted in Japan After 48 Years

Post Office Horizon Scandal: Wrongful Convictions Quashed Amid Ongoing Issues

Trump Reaffirms Controversial Stance on Central Park Five During Debate

Missouri Death Row Inmate's Fate Hinges on Contested DNA Evidence