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 Utah State Crime Lab report has excluded Douglas Carter, who spent 42 years on death row, as a match to DNA recovered from key evidence at a 1985 murder scene. This finding presents an additional challenge to a conviction previously overturned due to documented police and prosecutorial misconduct.
Defense counsel urged the court to vacate the 2011 homicide conviction of an individual imprisoned for 15 years, asserting that the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office violated the Brady disclosure rule by withholding hundreds of pages of investigative materials prior to trial.
Benjamin Spencer, who served 37 years for a 1987 homicide he did not commit, received official exoneration in 2024. This judicial action preceded a reconciliation in 2025 between Spencer and Jay Young, the son of the victim.
The Louisiana Supreme Court unanimously upheld a lower court’s decision overturning the 1998 murder conviction of former death row prisoner Jimmie “Chris” Duncan. The ruling, which cited discredited forensic evidence, effectively ended the last remaining death sentence based substantially on the work of controversial Mississippi forensic dentist Michael West and pathologist Steven Hayne.
The Louisiana Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a lower court’s ruling to nullify the 1998 first-degree murder conviction of Jimmie “Chris” Duncan, leading to his official release. The decision cited the reliance on forensic evidence now widely regarded as unreliable in the original prosecution for the death of his former girlfriend’s toddler.
Marquez Powell, 41, was exonerated Thursday after nearly 21 years of incarceration for a 2005 murder, following a Fulton County judge’s approval of a Joint Extraordinary Motion for New Trial. The motion, filed by the Georgia Innocence Project and the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office Conviction Integrity Unit, cited newly developed DNA evidence that supported Powell’s claims of non-participation and prompted prosecutors to dismiss all charges.
Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man incarcerated for nearly three decades and facing execution for a murder he consistently denied committing, was released from custody Thursday. An Oklahoma County judge granted a $500,000 bond, stipulating electronic monitoring, a nightly curfew, and restrictions on interstate travel, as Glossip awaits a new trial.
An Oklahoma County judge granted bond to death row prisoner Richard Glossip, marking a significant development in his capital punishment case after nearly 29 years of incarceration, nine execution dates, and three last meals. The ruling, which followed a U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning his conviction due to prosecutorial misconduct, allows Glossip release on $500,000 bail pending retrial proceedings.
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s denial of forensic testing in the case of death row prisoner Tony Carruthers, who is scheduled to be executed on May 21, raising concerns about the risk of wrongful execution.
Stephen Martinez was released from prison after 27 years after a court overturned his murder conviction in the 1998 death of a 4-month-old child, due to new evidence indicating the infant had preexisting respiratory conditions that caused her death.
Pierre Constant was acquitted of all charges after spending 18 months in jail for an attack allegedly committed, with allegations of police misconduct and prosecutorial delays raising concerns about wrongful convictions and due process.
Deputy Public Defender Martha Sequeira successfully challenged the request for a warrant, fine and felony allegation against an accused person in Yolo County Superior Court after clarifying the circumstances of the miscommunication over a court appearance.
James E. Hitchcock has filed a motion in the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court, arguing that withheld execution records, newly developed evidence of innocence, and constitutional violations render his death sentence unlawful and requesting a stay of execution and the vacatur of his conviction and sentence.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Texas death row man Rodney Reed, rejecting his latest effort to obtain DNA testing that he argues could prove his innocence.
A federal habeas corpus petition has been filed in the case of Cameron Isaac, arguing that flawed forensic testimony and a coerced witness statement led to his 2017 murder conviction, and that new evidence now calls the verdict into question.
Carmen Mejía was released from the Travis County Jail in Austin after a judge declared her “actually innocent” in a two-decade-long case involving the death of an infant she had been babysitting, but was then detained by ICE due to her lapsed legal status, until the hold was reversed, allowing her to regain her freedom and begin rebuilding her life.
James Duckett, a former Lake County police officer, is scheduled for execution on March 31, 2026, but his attorneys argue that newly revealed evidence and pending DNA testing raise questions about his conviction and the limited timeframe provided for postconviction review.
A coalition of advocates, scientists, and entertainers, including Penn & Teller and the American Psychological Association, are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review the death penalty case of Charles Don Flores, arguing that his conviction relied heavily on eyewitness testimony that was obtained through “investigative hypnosis”.
Carmen Mejia was exonerated after 22 years in prison for a murder she did not commit, when new evidence established that the death of a 10-month-old infant in her care was a tragic accident caused by a water heater lacking safety technology.