wrongful conviction
Karl Smith says he committed a crime that earned his brother a 54-year prison sentence.
There are currently more than 100 wrongful conviction cases under review in Brooklyn, New York. In this HuffPost Originals mini-documentary, we talked to three men whose lives were upended by wrongful convictions.
A judge overturned Dassey’s conviction on Friday, saying his pivotal 2006 confession had been made involuntarily.
Samantha Barnes no longer believes hip-hop artist McKinley "Mac" Phipps Jr. killed the man she planned to marry, and she's joining calls for clemency.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
"I feel blessed," John Nolley, 42, said after leaving a Texas courtroom Tuesday.
A videotaped police statement released to HuffPost shows the guard admitting he shot Barron Victor Jr. in self defense.
Sheila Phipps' paintings help her cope with the pain of her son being locked up for a crime she says he did not commit.
A Louisiana district attorney faces mounting pressure to review the questionable murder conviction of McKinley "Mac" Phipps.
They've cost taxpayers millions, and people have collectively and needlessly spent hundreds of years behind bars.
Sometimes the prosecutor needs to be prosecuted.