Wrongful Conviction

Nov 4, 2025

Courts block deportation of man freed after 43 years

Two separate courts have ordered immigration officials not to deport a Pennsylvania man who spent four decades in prison before his murder conviction was overturned.

Oct 29, 2025

Man whose conviction overturned after 43 years now faces deportation

After 43 years in prison for a wrongful murder conviction, Subramanyam Vedam now faces deportation as his lawyers challenge immigration authorities.

Sep 22, 2025

Amnesty International calls on Missouri governor to commute man’s death sentence

International advocacy group Amnesty International is calling on Gov. Mike Kehoe to commute the sentence of a man on death row just weeks before his scheduled execution.

Jun 23, 2025

Insurance firm ordered to pay $44M in suit filed by man freed from prison in Missouri

Ryan Ferguson wins $44M after insurer refused to pay most of his $11M police misconduct award stemming from a wrongful conviction overturned in Missouri.

May 16, 2025

Utah Supreme Court orders new trial in death row case after police misconduct surfaces

The Utah Supreme Court ruled Thursday that “numerous constitutional violations” during the trial and sentencing of a man who spent decades on death row merit a new trial.

Apr 30, 2025

Louisiana death row conviction overturned; man’s lawyers cite faulty forensic analysis

A Louisiana judge overturned a death row conviction after forensic experts called bite mark evidence “junk science” and a jailhouse informant recanted.

Mar 17, 2025

Compensating people who are wrongfully convicted a hard sell in some states

Several states, including Missouri, are considering moves to change how they compensate people incarcerated after wrongful convictions.

Feb 25, 2025

Supreme Court throws out murder conviction and death sentence in Oklahoma

The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him.

Feb 18, 2025

Attorney general, circuit attorney argue before Missouri Supreme Court over appeal rights

The Missouri Supreme Court is weighing whether the state has the right to appeal after a St. Louis circuit court vacated a first-degree murder conviction.

Jan 18, 2024

Missouri man who spent nearly 28 years in prison on wrongful conviction sues St. Louis, police

A Missouri man who spent nearly 28 years in prison until a judge determined he was wrongfully convicted filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, alleging that St. Louis police officers “detained, arrested, and framed him for a murder he did not commit.”

Dec 8, 2023

Man freed after 11 years in prison sues St. Louis, detectives who worked case

A St. Louis man who spent 11 years behind bars for a killing before his conviction was overturned is suing the city and detectives who worked on his case, claiming the conviction for a crime he didn't commit violated his constitutional rights.

Apr 27, 2023

Man freed from prison after murder conviction sues police

A man who was freed from prison last year after his murder conviction was set aside alleges in a lawsuit that Kansas City police framed him in the killing.