Article Highlights Earl Washington's Wrongful Conviction as VA Abolition is Considered
WTI member, Earl Washington, was wrongfully sentenced to death in Virginia. Now, with lawmakers voting on VA abolition legislation this...
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Virginia Governor References Earl Washington's Innocence as a Reason for Death Penalty Abolition
Earl Washington spent 18 years in prison, 9.5 of which were on Virginia's death row, for a crime he didn't commit. Now Virginia Governor...
Virginia Governor References Earl Washington's Innocence as a Reason for Death Penalty Abolition
Gov. Ralph Northam will be introducing a bill to abolish the death penalty that, if successful, would make Virginia the first Southern...
Eddie Lee Howard Is Exonerated After 26 Years on Mississippi Death Row
After 26 years of fighting for innocence, Eddie Lee Howard was exonerated on Friday, January 8, 2021, making him the 174th person to be...
Eddie Lee Howard Is Exonerated After 26 Years on Mississippi Death Row
(Columbus, MS) Eddie Lee Howard was exonerated on Friday, January 8, 2021, marking the end of his 26-year fight for innocence. Mr....
Curtis Flowers Tells his Story of Being Exonerated from Death Row, on 60 Minutes
Curtis Flowers was tried six times for the same crime by the same prosecutor for over two decades. He was finally exonerated from...
Curtis Flowers Tells his Story of Being Exonerated from Death Row, on 60 Minutes
60 Minutes has covered a lot of stories about flaws in our criminal justice system over the years. But we'd never heard anything like...
Texas Supreme Court Orders Compensation for Death-Row Exoneree Alfred Dewayne Brown
The Texas Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the state’s comptroller had no authority to deny death-row exoneree Alfred Dewayne...
Texas Supreme Court Orders Compensation for Death-Row Exoneree Alfred Dewayne Brown
The Texas Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the state’s comptroller had no authority to deny death-row exoneree Alfred Dewayne...
Juan Melendez Speaks to Students at University of Manchester and Saint Martin's University
Juan Melendez spoke to students at the University of Manchester on November 5th and at Saint Martin’s University on November 10th. One...
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