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The judge said James Cromitie, like his co-defendants, should be freed because he had been duped into an “F.B.I.-orchestrated conspiracy” by an “unsavory” informant.

The organization, which examines possible wrongful convictions, said it was investigating a claim of innocence by Mr. Peterson, who was convicted of murdering his wife, Laci Peterson, and unborn son.

By A Correspondent| A Victoria Falls resident, Farai Chakawa, is suing TM Pick n Pay Zimbabwe for US$30,000 in damages over his unlawful arrest and malicious prosecution at their Joina City store in Harare. In April 2023, while visiting the capital, Chakawa attempted to purchase goods at the store but was arbitrarily denied entry by…

After years of delays, victims of one of the U.K.’s worst miscarriages of justice are finally being exonerated — thanks to a TV drama.

The city of Concord, N.C., acknowledged that “significant errors in judgment and willful misconduct” led to the wrongful conviction of Ronnie Long, 68, on rape and burglary charges.

SPOKANE, Wash. -- A new arrest was made nearly three years after a homeless man was found badly beaten in his sleeping bag in downtown Spokane.

After years of delays, victims of one of the U.K.’s worst miscarriages of justice are finally being exonerated — thanks to a TV drama.

Agencies should be required to provide verifiable evidence that the tools they use will not cause harm.

Mr. Salaam will take office 34 years after a wrongful prosecution for rape led to his spending nearly seven years in prison.

A Wisconsin couple can now speak out after charges against them were dropped following a forceful arrest in a Kenosha, Wisconsin Applebee's in July.