Wrongful Convictions · False Allegations · Memory & the Courts
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New Haven's Board of Alders Finance Committee favorably recommended bonding up to $17.5 million to pay a wrongful conviction settlement to resident Adam Carmon.
9 November 2026
Based on a new law, two men are seeking $2.4 million for their combined 38 years in prison. But Missouri doesn’t want to pay them for their lost time.
29 October 2026
The Oklahoma man, who was exonerated in 2023 after nearly five decades behind bars, died following a battle with cancer.
28 October 2026
A federal jury awarded James Lucien $3 million against former Boston police detective John Brazil in a wrongful conviction case. He has another suit pending.
21 October 2026
Curtis Flowers, who spent more than 22 years in prison and was tried six times for the 1996 Tardy Furniture murders before the charges were dropped, has died at 56.
9 October 2026
A retired civil rights attorney contrasts Michigan's compensation law for the wrongly convicted, which lets exonerees also sue, with Indiana's, which pays only if they give up the right to sue forever.
21 September 2026