Brooklyn DA Office Clears Sheldon Thomas After Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for More Than 18 Years
By Julie McCaffrey BROOKLYN, NY – Sheldon Thomas, who spent more than 18 years behind bars because…
Looking Back: Finally, Punishment for Police Who Extract False Confessions by Torture
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 190: The Exoneration of Andrew Krivak
Andrew Krivak was acquitted last week in a second trial, after spending 24 years in prison for…
Bonta Announces First State Post-Conviction Unit; Yolo’s About to Turn a Decade Old
Up to 5,700 Wrongful Convictions in California, Experts Estimate By Robert J Hansen California Attorney General Rob…
Looking Back: NY Must Pass Legislation to Protects Youths from Invasive Police Interrogations
By Jeffrey Deskovic This article was originally published this past week by the Queens Daily Eagle Coerced,…
Innocence Project Decries Execution of Taylor in Missouri
Special to the Vanguard Statement from the Innocence Project… Today, the state of Missouri executed Leonard “Raheem”…
Judge Grants Motion to Test Gun in 45-Year-Old Wrongful Conviction Case
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Fresno, CA – The legendary 88-year-old attorney Tony Serra on Tuesday…
Q&A: DPIC Director Explains Why Cooper Investigation Was Flawed; Maintains Innocence Claims
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week a report from a special counsel, appointed by Governor…
Everyday Injustice Episode 184: Wrongful Conviction for a Crime That Never Happened
This week on Everyday Injustice, Jessica Henry talks about people who are convicted of crimes that never…
Death Row Defense Team Challenges Probe of Kevin Cooper Murder Conviction, Maintains Law Enforcement ‘Framed’ Man 38 Years Ago
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – The defense team in a high profile murder case…
Looking Back: Frank Sterling Is Exonerated, Part 2
by Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking Back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Guest Commentary: The Most Lonely in Prison? Those Who Never Committed a Crime
The innocent ones are easy to spot when they enter the system. by Edward Contreras For 27…
Looking Back: Lessons from the Caravella Exoneration – Part 2
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Man Released in Georgia After More Than 25 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment; Cleared of 1996 Death of Friend
Special to the Vanguard Rome, GA – Darrell Lee Clark walked out of the Floyd County Jail…
Bronx Man Ordered Released after 22 Years in Prison – Prosecution Opposes
By Jessica Weisman BRONX, NY – Andre Brown, after finally have his conviction overturned and after spending 22…
Exonerated: Conviction of Maurice Hastings Vacated in 1983 Murder
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – A man, Maurice Hastings, who has served…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 148: Jarrett Adams from Wrongful Conviction to Attorney
A few weeks ago Jarrett Adams received the Vanguard Justice Award going to a person wrongly convicted. …
CA Innocence Project: Man Released After 20 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment
By Talia Kruger LOS ANGELES, CA – Anthony Chairez was released from prison last week after spending…
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 columnist…
Chief Stankewitz Moves a Step Closer to Freedom with Judge’s Order
By Robert J. Hansen Almost two weeks ago, a California judge ordered the state of California and…