Innocence Blog
Friday Roundup: Death Penalty, Wrongful Conviction and Compensation
Posted: May 13, 2011 5:51 pm
Former California warden who oversaw executions becomes director of anti-death penalty group Death Penalty Focus.
The drive to abolish the death penalty in Connecticut suffered a potentially fatal blow Wednesday when two state senators announced they will no longer support the effort.
Ohio Parole Board is unanimous in clemency recommendation for inmate after case review reveals doubts of his guilt.
Dallas man freed after 27 years behind bars for rapes DNA evidence shows he did not commit.
A Manhattan Federal Court judge nixed an $18.5 million award for Innocence Project New York exoneree Alan Newton.

















