Wrongfully Imprisoned for 43 Years, Man Now Sues for Alleged Poor Medical Care in Prison
By Alexander Ramirez KANSAS CITY, MO. – Kevin Strickland has filed a lawsuit here, alleging that poor…
New Hybrid Model Promises Better Legal Representation for Incarcerated
By Mei Perez and Helen Greenia BEXAR, TX – In 2010, Laquita Garcia was wrongfully arrested for…
Ohio’s Wrongful Conviction Project Primed to Investigate and Litigate More Cases
By Katherine Longjohn COLUMBUS, OH – Continuing the momentum from their three big wins in 2021, Ohio’s Wrongful…
Death Penalty Abolition Group Charges Wrongful Conviction Rates Mean U.S. Should Abolish the Death Penalty
By Tiffany Thai SAN FRANCISCO, CA – One in every 8.3 people put on death row has…
Looking Back: New York Passes Vital Anti-Prison Census Legislation
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Federal Court, Philly DA Office Agree Rights Violated of Man Convicted of Murder in 1984 – Conviction of Willie Stokes Vacated
By Vanguard Staff PHILADELPHIA, PA – A federal court here has agreed with prosecutors that the due…
Looking Back: Case Not Handled ‘Righteously’
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
23 Years Later, Devonia Inman Exonerated from Prison Life Sentence after Discovery of Evidence Never Disclosed by Prosecution
By Ava Schwartzapfel, Julia Urquizo and Jake Wylie AUGUSTA, GA— Devonia Inman—23 years later—has been released from…
Death Row Defense Team Charges Prosecutors Illegally Hid Evidence from 1998 Jury, 23 Years Ago
By The Vanguard Staff AUSTIN, TX – An appeal filed here Friday in the Texas Court…
Letter from Prison, from Ajay Dev
by Ajay Dev I received a letter from someone I never met. She learned about me through…
Looking Back: Barry Gibbs Gets $11.8 Million for Nineteen Years of Wrongful Imprisonment
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 133: Release of Vanderhorst at 46 Years of Wrongful Incarceration
In 2020, the Vanguard covered a series of hearings involving Zachary Vanderhorst, 65, who had been imprisoned…
Supreme Court to Hear Arizona Death Penalty Case That Could Gut Protections against Ineffective Assistance of Counsel at Trial or in the Appellate Courts
By David M. Greenwald Next week, the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear Arizona prosecutors’ challenges…
Julius Jones, Innocent Black Man on Death Row, Granted Stay of Execution Thursday – Gets Life Without Possibility of Parole
By Casey Rawlings OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Julius Jones has a mounting group of supporters who gathered…
Two Men Wrongly Imprisoned for Killing Malcom X 55 Years Ago Exonerated – Corrected Justice Bittersweet
By Samuel Van Blaricom MANHATTAN, NY – The headline read: “Malcolm X Shot to Death at Rally…
Commentary: As We Honor Andy Stephens, Let’s Not Forget an Innocent Man Sits in Prison Blamed for His Death
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Yesterday the Yolo County DA’s office tweeted out,…
Guest Commentary: Posing the Question of Innocence
By D. Razor Babb Two years ago when Joan Parkin became involved with the Mule Creek Post…
Vanguard Investigation: The Puzzling Case of Neron Dozier in Queens
By Luke Kyaw, Alexander Pleitez, Beth Miller, and Stephanie Boulos QUEENS, NY – The criminal justice system…
What Happens When You’re One of the 46,000 to 230,000 Wrongfully Convicted of a Crime?
By Jacqueline Nguyen UNITED STATES— Of all individuals convicted of a crime in the U.S., according to…
Looking Back: The Innocent Prisoner’s Dilemma
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a…
