Tagged: Wrongful Conviction

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11:03 am
Mon April 15, 2013

Exoneration On Death Row

Credit Sam Howzit
Gavel statue in Columbus, Ohio.

In 1984, Kirk Bloodsworth was convicted of murder. He was released after 9 years in prison and spent years asserting his innocence until DNA evidence confirmed his story.

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Cops & Crime
5:05 pm
Wed November 28, 2012

Early Teen Years Inspired Innocence Project Chief

Credit Dan Verbeck / KCUR
Arthur Chaykin has become Executive Director of the Midwest Innocence Project.

There is a new chief executive at the Kansas City-based Midwest Innocence Project. The not-for-profit corporation works to free men and women behind bars for crimes they did not commit.

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7:39 am
Tue October 9, 2012

Life After Death: Former Death-Row Inmate Damien Echols

Credit Peter Ash Lee
Damien Echols

In August 2011, Damien Echols was released after 18 years on Death Row.

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12:06 pm
Mon April 23, 2012

John Grisham On Wrongful Conviction & 'Calico Joe'

Novelist John Grisham has churned out a novel a year since 1988. But believe it or not, he still has his moments of doubt.

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