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,…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is considering a clemency application for Andre Brown, a Bronx man whose conviction was vacated in 2022 after serving 23 years in prison for attempted murder. But recently, the ruling was overturned, placing him at risk of returning to prison for another 18 years. Brown, who has maintained his innocence,…
Elaine McAlister, a 31-year-old Black nurse and mother, is suing Kansas City Airport police after she was wrongfully arrested and jailed for four days in a case of mistaken identity. The lawsuit, filed on January 31 in Platte County, Missouri, accuses officers Kyle Greenwalt and Matthew Zils of false arrest, racial discrimination, and harassment. The…
Glynn Simmons, an Oklahoma man who spent nearly 50 years wrongfully imprisoned, celebrated almost a year of freedom by giving back to his community on Friday. Simmons, the longest-imprisoned U.S. inmate to be exonerated, launched his new business, FreeMan’s Food Truck, and served free meals to all who stopped by. “I couldn’t, I couldn’t imagine…