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Conviction vacated for man wrongfully imprisoned due to photo lineup mistake: ‘I’ve waited a long time’

Thursday, March 9 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A deceptive photo lineup helped imprison a man for over 18 years for a fatal shooting he did not commit, according to the Brooklyn district attorney.On Thursday, he walked free after a judge vacated the conviction and dismissed the indictment.Sheldon Thomas,... Read More.

Families of imprisoned activists urge more pressure on Egypt during COP27

Thursday, November 10 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Family members of activists imprisoned in Egypt called on the United States and British governments to exert more pressure on Cairo to free their loved ones before the COP27 climate summit began in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh.Egypt's human... Read More.

US citizen imprisoned in Saudi Arabia over tweets

Wednesday, November 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- U.S. citizen and Florida resident Saad Ibrahim Almadi was arrested for a series of tweets he published that were critical of Saudi Arabia while visiting family in the Kingdom last November.His son, Ibrahim Almadi, spoke with ABC News' Linsey Davis Monday... Read More.

Three men imprisoned for 28 years freed after judge vacates murder convictions

Friday, October 21 by ABC News

(NEW ORLEANS) -- For 28 years, Kunta Gable, Leroy Nelson and Bernell Juluke were wrongfully imprisoned, convicted as teens for a fatal drive-by shooting in New Orleans that they did not commit.The three men were finally freed Wednesday when a state judge vacated their... Read More.

Two Americans captured in Ukraine by Russian forces detail their time imprisoned in ‘black site’

Thursday, October 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- When Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh were captured by Russians in Ukraine over the summer and later held in a "black site" for a month, where the two Alabama men said they endured daily torture and lived on spoiled bread and... Read More.

Last seen in Lakeland: Is a husband responsible for his wife’s murder or is he imprisoned for the crime of another man?

Thursday, September 22 by ABC News

Leo Schofield has been sitting in a prison cell for over 30 years, convicted in 1989 of killing his first wife Michelle two years earlier, and is still fighting to prove his innocence."Innocent is no part in it, no plan in it, didn't know... Read More.

Wrongfully convicted Thomas Raynard James, imprisoned for 30 years, speaks out

Wednesday, May 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- After serving 31 years in Florida State Prison for a murder he did not commit, Thomas Raynard James is a free man."Emotionally I was overwhelmed. I was not in a state of disbelief, because I knew this day was coming, eventually.... Read More.

Stories tagged with: imprisoned

Conviction vacated for man wrongfully imprisoned due to photo lineup mistake: ‘I’ve waited a long time’

Families of imprisoned activists urge more pressure on Egypt during COP27

US citizen imprisoned in Saudi Arabia over tweets

Three men imprisoned for 28 years freed after judge vacates murder convictions

Two Americans captured in Ukraine by Russian forces detail their time imprisoned in ‘black site’

Last seen in Lakeland: Is a husband responsible for his wife’s murder or is he imprisoned for the crime of another man?

Wrongfully convicted Thomas Raynard James, imprisoned for 30 years, speaks out

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