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Rickey Jackson
State: Ohio Convicted: 1975 Exonerated: 2014 Race: Black DNA used in exoneration? No Reasons for wrongful conviction: False...


Wiley Bridgeman (1954-2021)
State: Ohio Convicted: 1975 Exonerated: 2014 Race: Black DNA used in exoneration? No Reasons for wrongful conviction: False...


Joe D'Ambrosio
Convicted in: Ohio Convicted: 1989 Exonerated: 2012 Race: Caucasian DNA used in exoneration? No Reasons for wrongful conviction:...


Kwame Ajamu
State: Ohio Convicted: 1975 Exonerated: 2014 Race: Black DNA used in exoneration? No Reasons for wrongful conviction: False...


Derrick Jamison
State: Ohio Convicted: 1985 Exonerated: 2005 Race: Black DNA used in exoneration? No Reasons for wrongful conviction: Perjury or...


Ohio Death Row Exoneree Kwame Ajamu Shared His Story at Akron NAACP Meeting
Ohio native Kwame Ajamu was only 17 years old when he was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to die for a crime he didn't commit. Last...


Ohio Death Row Exoneree Kwame Ajamu Shared His Story at Akron NAACP Meeting
Akron Beacon Journal: 'Completely broken': Exonerated death row inmate speaks out on flaws of capital punishment By: Abbey Marshall May...


Ricky Jackson Featured on Wrongful Convictions Podcast with Jason From
Ricky Jackson was a teenager living in Cleveland, Ohio, when he was wrongfully sentenced to death. He was a victim of wrongful conviction...

Death Row Exoneree Derrick Jamison Interviewed for Cincinnati Magazine
Derrick Jamison spent 20 years on Ohio's death row for a crime he did not commit before he was exonerated in 2005. He now works for...

Death Row Exoneree Derrick Jamison Interviewed for Cincinnati Magazine
Cincinnati Magazine: Killing off Ohio's Death Penalty By: Patricia Gallagher Newberry April 6, 2022 Derrick Jamison served 20 years on...
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