LaShawn Fitch was among 283 people granted clemency under a sweeping initiative Gov. Phil Murphy launched last year.

More than 50 faith, civil rights and other organisations launched a joint initiative to oppose the death penalty in the United States.

Michael Pearson, who spent 15 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, reflects on life and discusses plans to file a lawsuit against South Carolina.

A suppressed police report could prove Ronald Sperry Jr. was at work when two elderly sisters were brutally stabbed to death.

The ACLU found official misconduct, perjury, and predominantly white juries were contributing factors in at least 200 death sentence exonerations.

NEW ORLEANS -- A Louisiana man who spent nearly three decades on death row was released on bail Wednesday after his conviction was overturned earlier this year.

Joel Terry was released on bond ahead of a January hearing. New DNA testing and a children’s services report pointed investigators toward another possible suspect.

The man was sentenced to life in prison in 1998 after he was found guilty of murdering a convenience store clerk.

Louisiana death row inmate Jimmie Duncan is closer to freedom after a judge granted bail. Duncan was convicted in killing his ex-girlfriend’s toddler, but the conviction was based partly on bite mark evidence that is now considered junk science.

When Gregory Berry walked out of prison in December 2020 after more than 17 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit, he said he had faced a difficult choice: Agree not to sue for wrongful imprisonment or remain incarcerated for life.Berry says his attorney told him that Wayne County prosecutors insisted on the waiver and that he only had about a day to accept the offer. At the time, he said he was extremely ill with COVID-19 and feared he was going to die in custody. It was one week before Christmas, and he wanted to see his family. It seemed like a great deal at first. He was...

Calvin Duncan, who was wrongfully convicted of murder 40 years ago and sentenced to life in prison, was elected clerk of Orleans Parish Criminal Court Saturday night.

Robert Roberson, who was nearly killed due to the discredited “shaken baby syndrome” theory, is still at risk.

On Wednesday, November 19, at 6:30 p.m. in Chisholm Auditorium in Franks Hall, Tiffin University will welcome Megan Hasson and Madisen Zent as they share their experiences working as Ohio Innocence Project (OIP) Fellows at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. This event is free and open to the public.

At Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy's request, a team investigated Eric Anderson's case to figure out what went wrong, so it doesn't happen again.

University of Cincinnati law students are the core of the Ohio Innocence Project. They serve as litigation and policy fellows who work to advance OIP's initial goal: working to free every person in Ohio who has been convicted of a crime they didn't commit.

Now, following the November general election, Salas Jr. holds a commanding lead for a seat on the Sunnyside School Board.

Oklahoma prepares to execute Tremane Wood for 2002 murder unless Governor Kevin Stitt grants clemency following a split recommendation from the state Pardon and Parole Board.

Advocates for Tremane Wood are urging Gov. Kevin Stitt to grant clemency before his scheduled execution, citing an unfair trial and a recommendation from the pardon and parole board.

The two men are still suing Chicago over allegations police coerced them into false confessions and framed them in a woman’s gruesome death.