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A petition to grant Joe James posthumous clemency will be brought to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Joe James, a Black man, was asleep under a tree when he was grabbed, beaten and then arrested for the murder of a white man i...

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People are seeking a pardon for Joe James, a Black man who was executed in 1908. Many argue that James did not receive a fair trial and was sentenced to death.

Joe James, a Black man, was asleep under a tree when he was grabbed, beaten and then arrested for the murder of a white man in Springfield, Illinois. Before he was put on trial and later executed, a white mob seeking vengeance for the crime James was accused of committing took out its hate and anger on other Blacks.

The arrest of Joe James, who was sleeping under a tree before he was grabbed, beaten and arrested, led to a race riot in Springfield.

Joe James, a Black man, was asleep under a tree when he was grabbed, beaten and then arrested for the murder of a white man in Springfield, Illinois.

‘Wrongfully Convicted’ author Kent Roach shows how Canada railroads the innocent. And he offers fixes.

Richard Phillips was arrested for murder in 1971 and exonerated in 2018 after 46 years of wrongful incarceration.

Opinion: Canadians languishing in jail with little to no chance of a successful appeal will have new hope if Parliament does the right thing and passes Bill C-40.