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Feb 19, 2021 · In a new report, the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) said its examination of every death sentence handed down since 1973 – more than 9,600 in all – revealed that 185 death row inmates ...
Sep 8, 2023 · On April 25, 2024, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania jury awarded $ 16 million to former death row prisoner Jimmy Dennis (pictured), who was wrongfully convicted and spent 25 years in prison. Following nine days of trial, jurors determined that the city of Philadelphia owes Mr. Dennis $ 10 million, and the two detectives ...
Oct 6, 2023 · Updated 1:13 PM PDT, October 6, 2023. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Friends and family of Tennessee death row inmate Gary Sutton held a news conference outside the state Capitol on Friday to publicize Sutton’s effort to pursue his innocence claims and have his public defender removed from his case after they said she did not meet with him for 12 ...
Feb 10, 2009 · The Innocent and the Death Penalty. 02.10.09. Eighteen people have been proven innocent and exonerated by DNA testing in the United States after serving time on death row. They were convicted in 11 states and served a combined 229 years in prison – including 202 years on death row – for crimes they didn’t commit.
Mar 1, 2019 · Prosecutor declares freed Texas death row inmate Alfred Dewayne Brown innocent, paving way for state compensation. Brown was freed from nearly a decade on death row in 2015, but because he was ...
Mar 28, 2024 · Explore the Numbers: Innocence Project's Impact. 3,898. years Innocence Project clients collectively spent wrongfully incarcerated. 202. Innocence Project clients exonerated by DNA. Jaythan Kendrick is exonerated from a 1995 murder conviction on Nov. 19, 2020 in New York. (Image: Ben Hider/AP Images for Innocence Project) 250. Innocence Project ...
Dec 31, 1993 · Four former death row inmates have been released from prison just this year after their innocence became apparent: Kirk Bloodsworth, Federico Macias, Walter McMillian, and Gregory Wilhoit. At least 48 people have been released from prison after serving time on death row since 1930 with significant evidence of their innocence.[3]
