Tag: False Arrests, Convictions and Imprisonments

How a TV Show Forced Britain’s Devastating Post Office Scandal Into the Light

After years of delays, victims of one of the U.K.’s worst miscarriages of justice are finally being exonerated — thanks to a TV drama.

A.I. Use by Law Enforcement Must Be Strictly Regulated

Agencies should be required to provide verifiable evidence that the tools they use will not cause harm.

He Was One of the Central Park Five. Now He’s Councilman Yusef Salaam.

Mr. Salaam will take office 34 years after a wrongful prosecution for rape led to his spending nearly seven years in prison.

Man With Developmental Disabilities Settles Wrongful Conviction Suit for $11.7 Million

Andrew Royer involuntarily confessed to a murder in Indiana, judges ruled. Despite holes in the case, he served more than 16 years in prison.