While out of U.S. prisons, many still fight for freedom, innocence
Many convicted people across America find themselves in legal limbo -- out of prison, but still fighting for the ultimate freedom of exoneration.
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Many convicted people across America find themselves in legal limbo -- out of prison, but still fighting for the ultimate freedom of exoneration.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who has insisted for more than 20 years that he was wrongly convicted as a teenager of killing his mother has been granted parole. Attorneys for 37-year-old Michael Politte confirmed Tuesday that he had been given parole, the Kansas City Star reported. He is set to be released April 23 from the Jefferson City Correctional Center.
A Missouri man who has insisted for more than 20 years that he was wrongly convicted as a teenager of killing his mother has been granted parole. Attorneys for 37-year-old Michael Politte confirmed Tuesday that he had been given parole, the Kansas City Star reported. He is set to be released April 23 from the Jefferson City Correctional Center.
Photo: This undated photo provided by the Missouri Department of Corrections shows Michael Politte. Politte, who has insisted for more than 20 years that he was
Denise Cilley of Chesterville, Maine, whose cat, Ashes, disappeared during a 2015 birthday party, said she was shocked to get a voicemail informing her that the cat, thanks to an implanted microchip, had turned up more than six years later and 1,500 miles away in Florida.