News & Updates
The latest developments in Ajay Dev’s case.
Two More Wrongfully Convicted Now Free
After 25 years in prison two Michigan men were freed after a man came forward with knowledge of the crime. The men were convicted based on erroneous eyewitness accounts. Click…
Life After Exoneration
After 17 years of being imprisoned for a crime they didn’t commit, the Memphis 3 are adjusting to to life outside of prison. Damien Echols has written a book and…
Third Year Anniversary of Ajay Dev’s 378 Year Sentence
Braving the triple-digit August heat of Woodland, 250 protesters not only listened to an hour of speeches but marched down to the courthouse in a protest that marked the third…
250 People Rally on 3rd Anniversary of the Wrongful Conviction of Ajay Dev
August 8, 2012 a rally for Ajay Dev was held in Woodland, California. Despite the over 100 degree heat, about 250 people attended the rally. A majority of people came from Davis, Woodland, and the Sac
Wrongfully Convicted, But Still In Prison
How do you prove innocence when there is no evidence tying the convicted person to the crime, except eyewitness testimony? George Gould and Ronald Taylor were wrongfully convicted of murder…
295th Person to be Exonerated Using DNA
On July 19th, the Innocence Project announced that Sedrick Courtney became the 295th person to be exonerated using DNA evidence. According to the Innocence project, “Sedrick Courtney was wrongfully co
Calls for Change in Wake of Wrongful Convictions
The Texas Tribune analyzed 86 overturned convictions, finding that in nearly one quarter of those cases courts ruled that prosecutors made mistakes that often contributed to the wrong outcome. This mu
Man Released After Serving 20 Years – Prosecutors Acknowledge Erroneous FBI Forensics
Kirk Odom served 20 years in prison for a rape he never committed. He was released in 2003 after serving his sentence and nine years later, on July 10, 2012, prosecutors acknowledge that he was in fac
Many More Exonerations and False Convictions than Previously Found, But Only “the Tip of the Iceberg”
There have been over 2000 exonerations of wrongful convictions in the past 23 years and that number is growing every year. The problems with these wrongful convictions can be false…
Freedom On June 29, 2012 After Enduring 17 Years Of Wrongful Conviction (2)
LaMonte Armstrong suffered 17 years of injustice and finally won his freedom with the help of Duke Law School’s Wrongful Convictions Clinic (an Innocence Project). His conviction of murder was…
Prosecutors In Colorado Agree State Should Compensate Exonerated
Most people do not realize that people who have been wrongly convicted and exonerated do not receive any benefits or help from the state. People who have done their time…
The Texas Exoneree Project
A group of exonerated inmates from Texas have banded together to help others like them re-enter society. They say there are programs in place to help parolees but there are…