Danny Davis spent more than 32 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, after being coerced into a false confession by police, until DNA evidence proved his innocence and a judge vacated his conviction in 2024.
Solitary confinement, or “the hole,” is a costly and unregulated practice that violates human rights, increases mental health diagnoses, and disproportionately affects people of color, with many arguing it should be banned.
Exonerees are urging the Texas courts to halt the execution of Robert Roberson and review new evidence in his case, warning that the state risks executing an innocent man based on the now widely debunked “Shaken Baby Syndrome” hypothesis.
A Travis County judge ruled that Carmen Mejia was wrongfully convicted of murder in 2005, bringing her one step closer to freedom after nearly two decades behind bars.
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