wrongful conviction compensation

“Your Rights Should Not Depend on Your Zip Code”: Georgia Attorney Pushes for National Compensation Standards for the Wrongfully Convicted

Jun 16, 2026

Georgia criminal defense attorney Alicia Luncheon is calling for nationwide reform of compensation laws for wrongfully convicted individuals, arguing that legal remedies for exonerees remain inconsistent across the United States and often depend more on geography than legal principle. In a recently posted social media video promoting a petition campaign created in partnership with Change.org,…
From a $10 Check to a Law Degree: How Calvin Duncan Turned a Wrongful Conviction Into a Legal Legacy

Aug 18, 2025

When Calvin Duncan walked out of the Louisiana State Penitentiary in 2011 after nearly three decades behind bars for a crime he did not commit, the state handed him a $10 release check. That was all. No reparations. No apology beyond a judge’s words. But for Duncan, now 62, freedom was only the beginning of…

“Your Rights Should Not Depend on Your Zip Code”: Georgia Attorney Pushes for National Compensation Standards for the Wrongfully Convicted