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  1. This list contains names of people who were found guilty of capital crimes and placed on death row but later found to be wrongly convicted. Many of these exonerees' sentences were overturned by acquittal or pardon, but some of those listed were exonerated posthumously. [1]

  2. 5 days ago · Since 1973, 200 former death-row prisoners have been exonerated of all charges related to the wrongful convictions that had put them on death row. At Issue It is now clear that innocent defendants will be convicted and sentenced to death with some regularity as long as the death penalty exists.

  3. Exoneration Procedure — Normally, when a con­vic­tion is over­turned by an appel­late court, the state has the option of re-try­ing the defen­dant. If the state does not seek a re-tri­al, charges are dis­missed. If a re-tri­al occurs and the defen­dant is found not guilty, the case is list­ed as an acquittal.

  4. Death Penalty Cases. We represent a number of people on death row with strong claims of innocence, and, over the years, have helped free those facing execution for crimes they did not commit. Learn More.

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  5. Apr 26, 2019 · Former death row inmate Ricky Jackson was exonerated on November 21 in Ohio, after spending 39 years in prison. A judge in Cleveland dismissed all charges against Jackson, with the prosecution in agreement.

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  6. Jan 11, 2021 · Mr. Howard walks free today, 26 years after he was first wrongly incarcerated on death row at Parchman Farm — a former slave plantation turned prison, and one of the most dangerous and brutal facilities in the United States.

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  8. Feb 18, 2021 · Each of the former death-row inmates I interviewed belongs to an organization called Witness to Innocence. Based in Philadelphia since 2005, WTI is a nonprofit led by exonerated death-row...

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