Court rules against Attorney General in fight over exonerated inmate compensation Published: July 13, 2023 at 12:01 AM CDT NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – For Malcolm Alexander, a decades-long battle might finally be coming to an end. “Actually, tears came to…
Exonerated inmates struggle to receive compensation state says they’re owed By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer Published: May 15, 2023 at 10:02 PM CDT NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Wilbert Jones spent nearly 50 years in prison for the kidnapping and rape of a…
LIFE INSIDE My Brother Was Wrongfully Convicted for Murder. 20 Years Later, So Was My Son. Although it was a coincidence, I knew it wasn’t a mistake. What Louisiana was doing to men like my brother Elvis and my son Cedric…
Exonerated inmates struggle to receive compensation state says they’re owed By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer Published: May. 10, 2023 at 11:02 PM CDT Watch the segment here.
Small crimes leave many repeat offenders stuck in jail for life ABC News’ Steve Osunsami reports from Louisiana on the impact of the nation’s three strikes laws, which make no distinction between violent and non-violent repeat offenders sentenced to life…
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…
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…
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