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Judge Vacates Attempted-Murder Convictions and Declares Lynwood Man Factually Innocent

The district attorney says newly developed evidence prompted the ruling as prosecutors pursue an active investigation into the case’s true shooter.

Nagoya Prosecutors Say Multiple Officials Knew of Key Exculpatory Report in Fukui Case

Jeff Titus Reaches $5.25 Million Settlement Over Withheld Evidence in 1990 Hunters Case

Federal Judge Blocks Louisiana Law Abolishing New Orleans Criminal Court Clerk

Judge Vacates 1994 Harlem Murder Conviction of Harry Ruiz

Denver Judge Vacates Murder Conviction, Frees Stephen Martinez After 27 Years

Judge Vacates Detroit Man's Murder Conviction After 17 Years in Prison

Suffolk Prosecutors Drop 1985 Murder Case Against Thomas Rosa After DNA Undercuts Evidence

Exonerated Austin Mother Carmen Mejia Freed After 23 Years Following ICE Decision

Exonerated After 43 Years, Subu Vedam Remains in ICE Custody Under Old Deportation Order

After Exoneration, Subu Vedam Is Detained by ICE on a 1980s Deportation Order

Inglewood to Pay $25 Million to Maurice Hastings in Wrongful Conviction Settlement

Shiga Police Chief Delivers First Direct Apology to Exonerated Nurse’s Aide

Nagoya High Court Acquits Man Decades After 1986 Fukui Murder Conviction

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

Woman Wrongfully Imprisoned for 16 Years Awarded $34 Million

Massachusetts Man Exonerated After 27 Years in Prison Awarded $13 Million

Chicago Man Awarded $50 Million After 10 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment

Oklahoma City Settles for $7 Million with Exonerated Death Row Inmate

Missouri AG Faces Backlash Over Efforts to Block Innocence Hearings