Wrongful Conviction
Theophalis Wilson

Philadelphia Man Exonerated After 28 Years In Prison

The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas exonerated Theophalis Wilson after 28 years in prison.
by A. Woods
03.31.20
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Three Black Men Exonerated After Officials Ignore Testimonies

Prosecutors now admit that wrongful murder case of three exonerated Black men was riddled with holes.
by Aleia Woods
03.30.20
USA, Illinois, Chicago, police car driving along street, side view.

Chicago To Pay Record Settlement For Wrongful Conviction

Four men, dubbed the "Englewood Four," reached a $31 million settlement with Chicago for their wrongful conviction.
by nigelroberts1
12.11.17
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Wrongfully Convicted Black Man Freed After 46 Years

Wilbert Jones, 65, was freed from prison after spending nearly 50 years behind bars for a crime he claims he…
by NewsOne Staff
11.19.17
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Philadelphia Man Exonerated After 24 Years

Shaurn Thomas was serving a life sentence for a murder he didn’t commit.
by nigelroberts1
05.26.17
Los Angeles Times

‘A Leap Of Faith:’ Jimmie Gardner Details Road…

NewsOne Now continues its conversation with Gardner about the process of getting released from prison after serving 27 years.
by D.L. Chandler
03.15.18
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WATCH: Wrongfully Convicted Baseball Player Jimmie Gardner Speaks…

Jimmie Gardner, a minor league baseball player for a Chicago Cubs farm team in West Virginia, was accused and charged…
by D.L. Chandler
04.05.18
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Wrongly Convicted Man Awarded $6 Million

Derrick Deacon, 61, was wrongfully convicted in 1989 of robbing and killing a man based on a faulty eyewitness who…
by ionelholloway
11.01.16
Jail Cell

Man Confesses To Killing 6-Year-Old Chicago Boy

Chicago prosecutors charged a man with a child's murder more than two decades after the crime. DNA evidence exonerated an…
by nigelroberts1
09.29.16
Death Row

Exonerated Man Denied Restitution After 30 Years On…

Glenn Ford was freed last year after serving 30 years on Louisiana’s death row for a crime he didn’t commit.…
by Lynette Holloway
03.31.15
central park 5 settlement

The Central Park Five: Why $40 Million Is…

  After a dozen years in a tug-of-war with New York’s city government, five men — who as teenagers were…
by Madison J. Gray
04.17.21
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Wrongfully Convicted Freed In Record Numbers Last Year

The Huffington Post reports a record number of inmates were freed last year, exonerated for serious crimes it turns out they didn’t commit.…
by NewsOne Now
04.17.21
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