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Guest Commentary: Innocence at the Board

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|Date: August 09, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Innocence at the Board

By Maya Emig A READER OF this column wrote the following to me: “There are obviously people in the prison ...

By Maya Emig A READER OF this column wrote the following to me: “There are obviously people in the prison system who are innocent of the crime for which they were convicted [who] are convinced they mu ...

August 09, 2022
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New Evidence Emerges in Decades-Old Tholmer Case

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: August 02, 2022
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New Evidence Emerges in Decades-Old Tholmer Case

by Robert J. Hansen Lionell Tholmer has been in prison since 1985 after being convicted of second-degree ...

by Robert J. Hansen Lionell Tholmer has been in prison since 1985 after being convicted of second-degree murder by a Placer County court for killing John Meadows in what Tholmer maintains was self-def ...

August 02, 2022
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Two Men – After 35 Years in Prison – Finally Walk Free in Another Innocence Project Victory

Posted by Minh Nguyen
|Date: July 26, 2022
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Two Men – After 35 Years in Prison – Finally Walk Free in Another Innocence Project Victory

By Tommy Nguyen CHICAGO, IL - Late last week, the two men who were wrongly convicted of arson and murder ...

By Tommy Nguyen CHICAGO, IL - Late last week, the two men who were wrongly convicted of arson and murder as teenagers finally had their sentences vacated—35 years later—and were released from prison b ...

July 26, 2022
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After 2-Plus Decades, Man Released from Prison after Innocence Project Investigates

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|Date: July 21, 2022
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After 2-Plus Decades, Man Released from Prison after Innocence Project Investigates

By Jeanine Grimes CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Way back on Nov. 5, 2001, more than two decades ago, Gilbert Merr ...

By Jeanine Grimes CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Way back on Nov. 5, 2001, more than two decades ago, Gilbert Merritt, III, was sentenced to up to 30 years for a murder that he did not commit. But, on July 11 ...

July 21, 2022
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Looking Back: Critique of Innocence Project Report on Exoneree Compensation, ‘Making Up for Lost Time’

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|Date: July 17, 2022
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Looking Back: Critique of Innocence Project Report on Exoneree Compensation, ‘Making Up for Lost Time’

by Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

by Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

July 17, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 148: Jarrett Adams from Wrongful Conviction to Attorney

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|Date: July 11, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 148: Jarrett Adams from Wrongful Conviction to Attorney

https://soundcloud.com/davisvanguard/everyday-injustice-podcast-episode-148-jarrett-adams-from-wrongful-c ...

https://soundcloud.com/davisvanguard/everyday-injustice-podcast-episode-148-jarrett-adams-from-wrongful-conviction-to-attorney Jarrett Adams was a high school student and made one mistake—he went to a ...

July 11, 2022
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Looking Back: Two Framed Defendants Receive $12 Million

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|Date: July 03, 2022
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Looking Back: Two Framed Defendants Receive $12 Million

by Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

by Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

July 03, 2022
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Oklahoma Death Row Prisoner Richard Glossip Files Motion for Post-Conviction Relief

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|Date: July 02, 2022
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Oklahoma Death Row Prisoner Richard Glossip Files Motion for Post-Conviction Relief

Special to the Vanguard Oklahoma City, OK – Last month, a report released from the state legislature conc ...

Special to the Vanguard Oklahoma City, OK – Last month, a report released from the state legislature concluded in the mind of many, including Republican legislators, that Richard Glossip was wrongly c ...

July 02, 2022
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Breaking: Longest Serving Person on California’s Death Row, Stankewitz Granted Resentencing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2022
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Breaking: Longest Serving Person on California’s Death Row, Stankewitz Granted Resentencing

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Fresno, CA - In November 2020, the Vanguard broke the story about ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Fresno, CA - In November 2020, the Vanguard broke the story about Douglas “Chief” Stankewitz, the longest serving incarcerated person on death row at San Quentin ...

June 29, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: DA Reisig Has Turned the Dev Case into a Political Football – That’s Unfortunate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: DA Reisig Has Turned the Dev Case into a Political Football – That’s Unfortunate

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – A few weeks ago, Ajay Dev’s attorney, Jennifer Mouz ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – A few weeks ago, Ajay Dev’s attorney, Jennifer Mouzis, was ill and had to postpone a hearing. The petitioners asked for and were granted a contin ...

June 19, 2022
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Republican Legislator in Oklahoma Proclaims Glossip to Be an Innocent Man on Death Row, Following Investigative Report

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2022
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Republican Legislator in Oklahoma Proclaims Glossip to Be an Innocent Man on Death Row, Following Investigative Report

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oklahoma City, OK – If there was any doubt that Richard Glossip wa ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oklahoma City, OK – If there was any doubt that Richard Glossip was wrongly convicted and sentenced to die in Oklahoma, the report released on Wednesday and the ...

June 16, 2022
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Attorney for Oklahoma Death Row Prisoner Claims True Killer Fingered Client to Escape Justice

Posted by Mihajla Milovanovic
|Date: June 15, 2022
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Attorney for Oklahoma Death Row Prisoner Claims True Killer Fingered Client to Escape Justice

By Mihajla Milovanovic TULSA, OK –A man named Richard Glossip has been on death row for 23 years for the ...

By Mihajla Milovanovic TULSA, OK –A man named Richard Glossip has been on death row for 23 years for the murder of his boss, but his attorney claims while Glossip has been in prison and scheduled for ...

June 15, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 59 – The Wrongful Conviction of Anand Jon Alexander

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|Date: June 13, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 59 – The Wrongful Conviction of Anand Jon Alexander

https://soundcloud.com/davisvanguard/everyday-injustice-podcast-episode-59-the-wrongful-conviction-anand- ...

https://soundcloud.com/davisvanguard/everyday-injustice-podcast-episode-59-the-wrongful-conviction-anand-jon-alexander Anand Jon Alexander was a rising star in the fashion industry in 2007 when he was ...

June 13, 2022
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Innocence Project and LA DA’s Conviction Integrity Unit Worked Together to Free Torres after 21 Years of Wrongful Incarceration

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 03, 2022
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Innocence Project and LA DA’s Conviction Integrity Unit Worked Together to Free Torres after 21 Years of Wrongful Incarceration

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – On Wednesday, the Los Angeles DA’s office along ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – On Wednesday, the Los Angeles DA’s office along with the California Innocence Project announced the exoneration of Alexander Torres, who was wr ...

June 03, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 157: Michael Gaines Gets Life for Crime He Didn’t Commit

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 30, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 157: Michael Gaines Gets Life for Crime He Didn’t Commit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeobAPPiBQM This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Bree and Malissa ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeobAPPiBQM This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Bree and Malissa Hurry about the case of Michael Gaines, who has been incarcerated since 2003 for a crime, they ...

May 30, 2022
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Looking Back: United States Supreme Court Puts Time Limit on Right to Counsel

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|Date: May 29, 2022
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Looking Back: United States Supreme Court Puts Time Limit on Right to Counsel

by Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

by Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

May 29, 2022
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Couzens Injects DA Race Politics into Ajay Dev Motion

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: May 22, 2022
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Couzens Injects DA Race Politics into Ajay Dev Motion

By Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA - A motion has been filed by the Yolo County District Attorney's Office ...

By Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA - A motion has been filed by the Yolo County District Attorney's Office ordering “devastating” testimony to be taken forthwith and without any further unreasonable del ...

May 22, 2022
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Looking Back: Wrongful Imprisonment and the Challenge of Social Reintegration

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|Date: May 08, 2022
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Looking Back: Wrongful Imprisonment and the Challenge of Social Reintegration

by Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

by Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

May 08, 2022
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Lucio Facing Execution in Two Days, Given a New Lease on Life As Execution Stayed to Review Evidence of Innocence

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 26, 2022
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Lucio Facing Execution in Two Days, Given a New Lease on Life As Execution Stayed to Review Evidence of Innocence

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Texas, CA – On Monday, Melissa Lucio found out from Texas State Le ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Texas, CA – On Monday, Melissa Lucio found out from Texas State Legislator, Jeff Leach, a Plano Republican, that she would not be executed this week. The Texas ...

April 26, 2022
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District Attorney Boudin’s Innocence Commission Agrees to Exonerate Man Jailed 32 Years for Crime He Didn’t Commit

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 20, 2022
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District Attorney Boudin’s Innocence Commission Agrees to Exonerate Man Jailed 32 Years for Crime He Didn’t Commit

By Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man who spent more than 30 years in prison for what turned out to ...

By Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man who spent more than 30 years in prison for what turned out to be a bad conviction was exonerated and order freed on the order of San Francisco District Atto ...

April 20, 2022
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