Christopher Dunn has spent 33 years in prison for a murder he has claimed from the outset that he didn’t commit. A hearing this week will determine if he should go free. St. Louis prosecutors are now convinced Dunn is…
Black man who spent 44 years in prison before he was exonerated gets record $25M settlement
A Black North Carolina man who spent 44 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of raping a prominent white woman has been awarded a historic $25 million settlement more than three years after he was exonerated. Ronnie Long,…
DNA evidence helps exonerate man 20 years in prison for murder (Independent)
The headline was disturbingly familiar: A person, usually male and often black, who has spent a substantial stretch of his life behind bars is freed after DNA evidence shows he is innocent. That was the case for Horace Roberts, 60,…