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Maurice Hastings Wins $25M Settlement After 38 Years Wrongfully Imprisoned

Exonerated in 2022 through DNA evidence, Hastings secured the largest wrongful conviction settlement in California history, closing a decades-long fight for justice.
09/24/2025

Boston Mayor Apologizes to Black Men Falsely Accused in 1989 Murder Of White Pregnant Woman

‘I’m so sorry for what you endured,’ Mayor Wu said on behalf of Boston, which has a reputation for racism.
12/21/2023

Black Man Sues For Wrongful Arrest After Facial Recognition Software Misidentified Him

A detective relied solely on a technology with a high rate of misidentifying Black people, the lawsuit says.
09/25/2023

Facial Recognition Leads To A Black Man Being Wrongfully Arrested

Analyst Randall Reid, 28, was jailed the day after Thanksgiving despite having a mole and being 40 pounds heavier than the suspect on film.
01/04/2023
Bobby Johnson - Take a look at recent cases where justice was finally served. — Britt Middleton, Patrice Peck and Dominique Zonyéé After spending nine years in prison for a 2006 killing, Bobby Johnson was released from prison on Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. Johnson's supporters say he was coerced into confessing that he killed 70-year-old Herbert Fields during a robbery. Prosecutors requested that the judge vacate Johnson's sentence. (Photo: Arnold Gold/New Haven Register via AP) 

Murder Conviction Tossed, Man Freed After 9 Years in Prison

Bobby Johnson was released on Friday.
09/04/2015

Man Acquitted After 24 Years in Prison Sues NYC, Police

Derrick Deacon was wrongfully convicted in 1989.
02/19/2015