New Orleans man who served 36 years for rape he didn’t commit released from prison Sullivan Walter, 53, says he is ready “to live an honest, free life” AUG 25, 2022 Sullivan Walter brushed away tears Thursday as a New…
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He spent 36 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit Sullivan Walter was released from prison after being wrongly convicted for a crime in New Orleans. Author: Eleanor Tabone Published: 9:45 PM CDT August 26, 2022 Updated: 10:07 PM CDT…
25 years after wrongful conviction, a man is free from Angola Cedric Dent spent 25 years in Angola for a crime he didn’t commit. Author: Eleanor Tabone Published: 10:11 PM CDT August 9, 2022 Updated: 10:11 PM CDT August 9, 2022 NEW…
Lafayette Daily Advertiser Justice Jam fundraiser to feature live music, experiences from people wrongfully convicted by Ashley White Live music, an auction and an opportunity to learn from two wrongfully convicted people will all be happening at the Justice Jam….
‘God gave me the biggest Christmas present,’ mother says after man freed from life sentence ‘God gave me the biggest Christmas present,’ mother says after man freed from life sentence By Matt Sledge “The judge said life, but the Lord…
Kendall Gordon will be the 40th innocent person exonerated in Louisiana or Mississippi by Innocence Project of New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS — After spending more than 12 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, Kendall Gordon is…
By Matt Sledge | Nola.com After serving a combined 35½ years in prison, two men were freed from Louisiana prisons this week after St. Bernard Parish District Attorney Perry Nicosia conceded they had been wrongly convicted. The unusual developments, in…
By WDSU Digital Staff NEW ORLEANS — The Innocence Project New Orleans announced Monday that a man who has been imprisoned for 13 and a half years for a murder he did not commit was exonerated. Kaliegh Smith was convicted…
By Matt Sledge Family members of a man who spent nearly 14 years in prison on a now tossed murder conviction clapped in court as prosecutors said Monday they won’t attempt to try him again. With an unusual public apology…
