Looking Back: Frank Sterling Is Exonerated – Part 1
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
New Expert Analyses Show Melissa Lucio Was Wrongly Convicted and Condemned to Die for the Accidental Death of her Daughter
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Austin, TX – Attorneys for Melissa Lucio have submitted an application…
Detroit Council OK’s $7.5 Million Settlement for Wrongfully Imprisoned Teen
By Ava Schwartzapfel DETROIT, MI — The Detroit City Council unanimously approved a $7.5 million settlement Tuesday…
Kentucky Measure Would Finally Compensate People Wrongly Convicted and Incarcerated
By Luke Kyaw FRANKFORT, KY – Late last month, Kentucky Representative Jason Nemes introduced House Bill 691,…
Yolo DA Ignores Tholmer Case, but Placer County Judge Finds Good Cause for Evidentiary Hearing
By Robert J. Hansen The Yolo County District Attorney’s Conviction and Sentence Review Unit to date has…
Falsely Jailed Anthony Broadwater Sues State of New York Seeking $50 Million for Emotional, Physical, and Psychological Damages
By Matthew Torres and Mathew Seibert SYRACUSE, NY – After spending more than 16 years in prison…
Melissa Lucio – Facing April Execution – Seeks Recusal of Judge and District Attorney; Her Former Attorney Now DA in Opposing Office
By Ashleen Herrarte and Mathew Seibert BROWNSVILLE, TX – The defense team for Melissa Lucio – scheduled…
Looking Back: Supreme Court Whittles Down Right against Self-Incrimination
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Open Letter to DA Lisa Smittcamp – Free Douglas Stankewitz
Dear District Attorney Smittcamp: We ask for your intervention in the matter of Douglas Stankewitz. Even though…
Looking Back: The Foul Politics of Prosecution
After Sixteen Years, Jabbar Collins Was Finally Freed By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of…
Placer Judge Finds Good Cause to Reexamine 30-year-old Murder Case
If exonerated, Lionell Tholmer would have spent 36 years in prison on wrongful conviction By Robert J….
Judge in Rodney Reed Death Row Evidentiary Hearing Condemned by Innocence Project
By Amy Berberyan AUSTIN, TX – This past week, the Innocence Project released a statement condemning Judge…
Looking Back: Forensic Fraud in Child Abuse Cases
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Tennessee Court Clears Way for Parole of Long-Incarcerated Pervis Payne as Early as 2027
The Vanguard Staff MEMPHIS, Tenn. — While the Shelby County District Attorney vowed to appeal, former death…
Wrongfully Imprisoned for 43 Years, Man Now Sues for Alleged Poor Medical Care in Prison
By Alexander Ramirez KANSAS CITY, MO. – Kevin Strickland has filed a lawsuit here, alleging that poor…
New Hybrid Model Promises Better Legal Representation for Incarcerated
By Mei Perez and Helen Greenia BEXAR, TX – In 2010, Laquita Garcia was wrongfully arrested for…
Ohio’s Wrongful Conviction Project Primed to Investigate and Litigate More Cases
By Katherine Longjohn COLUMBUS, OH – Continuing the momentum from their three big wins in 2021, Ohio’s Wrongful…
Death Penalty Abolition Group Charges Wrongful Conviction Rates Mean U.S. Should Abolish the Death Penalty
By Tiffany Thai SAN FRANCISCO, CA – One in every 8.3 people put on death row has…
Looking Back: New York Passes Vital Anti-Prison Census Legislation
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Federal Court, Philly DA Office Agree Rights Violated of Man Convicted of Murder in 1984 – Conviction of Willie Stokes Vacated
By Vanguard Staff PHILADELPHIA, PA – A federal court here has agreed with prosecutors that the due…