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Marvin Haynes, now 36, was convicted of first-degree murder in 2004. The case against him relied almost entirely on eyewitness evidence. One witness later said he never got a good look at the suspect, and another recanted his testimony.

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A Philadelphia man who has been incarcerated for nearly 3 decades is being released from prison after prosecutors say he was wrongfully convicted.

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Virginia Democrats achieved a political turnaround in Tuesday’s legislative elections, successfully flipping the House of Delegates while narrowly retaining control of the State Senate. The outcomes significantly impact the future of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s agenda, specifically his hopes of passing a 15-week abortion ban.

Leonard Cure tried to make up for the 16 years he lost imprisoned in Florida after being wrongfully convicted of armed robbery in 2004. Then a Georgia sheriff's deputy pulled Cure over Monday along Interstate 95, just north of the Florida line. Authorities say Cure had been speeding at more than 90 mph (145 kph), and faced arrest for reckless driving.

The Organization of Exonerees was founded in Detroit by people who have been wrongfully convicted. Its mission is to advocate for the “innocent.”

A Pontotoc County Judge vacates the conviction of a man who spent 31-years in prison for a crime he did not commit.

For 25 years, Jimmy Dennis sat on death row for a crime he did not commit.

Johnson’s release coincides with the exoneration of a New York man, who was officially cleared of a 1976 rape conviction, marking the longest-standing wrongful conviction overturned based on new DNA evidence in U.S. history, as stated by the Innocence Project.

The Westchester County district attorney will be pushing to vacate the conviction of a man who has apparently been exonerated by DNA.