Roberson was scheduled to become the first person in the country to be executed based on "shaken baby syndrome" evidence, until Texas lawmakers subpoenaed him to testify.
Texas has set an October 17 execution date for Robert Roberson, convicted in 2003 of murdering his 2-year-old daughter.
Convincing evidence of his innocence has been available for years. But the criminal legal system prioritizes procedure and bureaucracy over liberty.
The district attorney who put Melissa Lucio away is now behind bars himself.
For every 8.3 executions in the United States, one innocent person on death row has been exonerated.
"I do not hold any bitterness toward anybody."
What is the state's position when an innocent man spends 25 years in prison?
Lamonte McIntyre served 23 years in prison for murders that he did not commit.
Lamar Johnson, who is serving his 25th year in prison, has been absolved of responsibility for a 1994 murder. A circuit judge says it's too late to give him a new trial.
The ACLU and the Innocence Project are suing to uncover the evidence.
James Dailey is running out of options to prove his innocence.
According to the law, the deceased Sedley Alley is the only person who can file a petition for post-conviction DNA testing.
In a new law review article, I try to provide a realistic estimate of the rate. I come up with tentative range of somewhere between 0.016% and 0.062% -- well below the figure of 1% to 4% that is often cited as the conventional wisdom.
Joshua Horner was convicted of sexual abuse-his victim claimed he killed her dog to keep her from talking. But the dog is fine.
District attorneys rarely ever get punished for misbehavior that puts innocent people behind bars. Is that about to change?
DNA testing reveals that long-used forensic methods are error-riddled.
Government misconduct a big driver of exonerations last year.
But when we're not careful, this powerful technology can help imprison the wrongly accused
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