Wrongful Convictions

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Wayne County Publishes Wrongful-Conviction Review, Prosecutor Pledges Broader Case Audits

A cross-agency team traced how early investigative errors, especially a faulty eyewitness ID, cascaded into Eric Anderson’s 2010 conviction.

Survey Finds Unanimous Scholar Support for Ban on Prosecutors’ Appeals to Start Retrials

Alan Bates Reaches Settlement in Post Office Horizon Compensation Claim

UK Sets New Appeals Route and Legal Aid in Post Office Horizon Redress Overhaul

South Wales Police Launch Fresh Forensic Review of 1985 Sandra Phillips Murder

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

Japan’s Justice Ministry Council Upholds Interrogation Recordings but Defers Expansion

CCRC Chief Executive Resigns Following Malkinson Scandal

MPs Demand Resignation of CCRC Chief Over Leadership Failures

Supreme Court Reviews Landmark Case on FBI Wrong-House Raid

UK Government Considers Compensation Scheme for Post Office 'Capture' Scandal Victims

Helen Pitcher Resigns From Criminal Cases Review Commission After Criticism Over Malkinson Case

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

Post Office Horizon Scandal: Wrongful Convictions Quashed Amid Ongoing Issues

Trump Reaffirms Controversial Stance on Central Park Five During Debate

Exonerated Five Condemn Trump at Democratic National Convention

UK Government Upholds 'Bed and Board' Deductions for Wrongfully Imprisoned

Post Office Knew of Horizon Software Faults, Continued Prosecutions

Healing Justice Retreats Foster Empathy Between Crime Victims and Exonerees

Longtime New Orleans District Attorney Harry Connick Sr. Dies at 97