Four years after a Flathead County District Court judge sentenced Bradley Jay Hillious to 100 years in the Montana State Prison in the death of his wife, the Montana Innocence Project (MTIP) is now representing the defendant and asking for a new trial. MTIP attorneys Karl Pitcher and Brady Smith in June filed a petition […]

Jason Harley Moore was convicted in 2014 in the death of his 3.5-month-old daughter and spent more than a decade in prison. An appeals court has now overturned his conviction after new medical evidence challenged the science used at trial, although prosecutors can still seek a retrial.

Dierks Bentley will soon give back in a big way, as he's set to headline a charity concert in Nashville this fall.

For years, I followed the case of Fred Steese, who spent 21 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. When he died in August, it felt like the universe had dealt him yet another injustice.

More than six years after her release from prison, exonerated Chicago woman Marilyn Mulero has opened a West Side home for women who have been wrongfully convicted or who have spent more than a decade behind bars.

Michael Renteria was wrongfully convicted of two counts of attempted murder in 2013 after a witness misidentified him, according to Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman. A judge ruled Renteria was factually innocent on Friday.

Willie Manning has been on death row for 32 years after a jury convicted him in the 1992 murders of two Mississippi State University students. New evidence casts doubt on his guilt.

The murder of Andy Ascher in Rockford was straightforward, until it was discovered that the man a jury convicted in 1994 didn’t commit the crime.

A judge granted the 51-year-old bond while the state appeals a ruling that overturned his murder conviction and ordered a new trial.

With help from the University of Notre Dame's Exoneration Justice Clinic, Iris Seabolt's wrongful conviction dismissed. She served nearly 19 years.

A profile of Debra Milke, who survived 25 years on Arizona’s death row before her wrongful conviction was undone

23-hour solitary confinement. 115-degree heat. Jimmie Duncan is haunted by the decades he spent in Louisiana’s Angola prison — and how, even after being released, he still isn’t truly free.

A couple shared their vows in the sky as a pilot conducted an impromptu wedding ceremony during a flight to Las Vegas.

Attorneys say the investigation that put the men behind bars was flawed and they should be freed.

Thomas Clardy will be released from prison for the second time, after Gov. Bill Lee commuted his sentence.

The Ohio Innocence Project is seeking a new trial or an overturn of 2003 murder conviction of a Columbus man in Franklin County Common Pleas Court.

In January 2026, the Shelby County District Attorney's Office announced that 45-year-old Andrew Hayes had been wrongly convicted in the murder of Danny Harris.

The Ohio Parole Board recommended that Gov. DeWine grant Tyrone Noling executive clemency on Tuesday.The decision comes in response to Noling's request for a f

Now the fate of the convicted double murderer, whose case has garnered support from Kim Kardashian and other celebrities, is in the hands of Gov. Mike DeWine.

A judge exonerated Nancy Smith, an Ohio bus driver, after she was convicted of abusing children in her care. Now, prosecutors want to reverse an order saying she was innocent.

Guy Miles' conviction was based in part on the false testimony of two eyewitnesses, despite the fact that five people testified he was in Las Vegas on the day of the crime.

What if today’s ‘total recall’ technology is creating a memory system we do not need or benefit from?

Out-of-state visitors to New Hampshire will soon pay double the fees to use state parks and double the tolls on non-New Hampshire transponders.

Tyrone Noling has spent 30 years on death row for the double murder of an elderly Ohio couple that he insists he didn't commit.

For nearly 30 years, Roy Blackman dreamed about something many students take for granted: walking across a college campus with a backpack slung over his shoulder, heading to class.  This fall, ...

George Bell served 24 years in prison before one of the city's highest-profile exonerations.

Tameshia Shelton’s future, after more than a decade of contesting her guilty verdict in the murder of Danelle Young, now rests in the hands of 16th Circuit District Attorney Scott Colom’s office.

The former Kansas City man can sue Amy McGowan for fabrication of evidence in his murder case. From Toriano Porter:

Two retired Paterson police detectives and the estate for a deceased officer must pay $3.4 million to cover Eric Kelley’s legal fees and other costs.

Elvis Brooks’ case was an egregious example of a wrongful conviction, civil rights attorneys said. But Louisiana’s attorney general maintains that Brooks and other exonerees are guilty — and therefore don’t qualify for any compensation from the state

A Delaware court has issued Jermaine "Marlow" Wright a Certificate of Innocence, ordering the expungement of his 1992 murder conviction. The decision, issued by Superior Court Judge Calvin Scott, renders Wright eligible for compensation after more than three decades of wrongful incarceration, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

A Georgia judge ordered a new trial for Danyel Smith, who was convicted of a crime that may have never occurred.

Sheppard was tried twice for the murder of his wife.

Incarcerated men defy the odds to expose conditions on the inside.#TheAlabamaSolution, from the creators of The Jinx, premieres October 10 on @hbomax. ABOUT ...

Bateman has dedicated his career to writing children’s books and creating original paintings that encourage young people to stay away from crime.

A coalition of prosecutors and law enforcement officials, including Fair and Just Prosecution, has formally petitioned the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to conduct a comprehensive review of new evidence in the capital case of Rodney Reed, arguing that the information raises substantial questions regarding his 1998 conviction for the rape and murder of Stacey Stites.

Paul Skalnik was a career criminal and jailhouse snitch whose unbelievable testimony secured dozens of convictions—including that of Jim Dailey, who awaits execution.

Canadian Brandon Klayme, 30, won an appeal of his 2023 child-luring and pornography convictions after a wrong username linked him to the crimes

Bay Area advocates said Rushing’s case exemplifies a broader pattern of murder convictions built on false or unreliable testimony.

Liberty is a vaunted goal in this country and one of the ideals deeply woven into the American ident

Some of the first Georgians awarded compensation for wrongful convictions say they're still waiting for payment despite millions set aside by lawmakers.

A missing underscore in a subpoena led police to jail an innocent Canadian man for 18 months in a child-luring case.

Jimmie Duncan spent nearly three decades on death row facing execution for a crime that forensic evidence now proves was fabricated. Tampa Free Press