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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.

Wrongfully convicted man speaks out after governor’s full pardon

Friday, February 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Last month outgoing Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan issued a full pardon to John Huffington, who spent years in prison for a murder that he didn't commit.Huffington and his attorneys worked for years to get his conviction overturned, especially after DNA evidence exonerated... Read More.

Biden signs executive order on Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad

Tuesday, July 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday that codifies a 2020 law dealing with Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad.Drawing on the 2020 Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, the new executive order will reinforce the U.S.... Read More.

Biden to sign executive order on Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad

Tuesday, July 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Tuesday that codifies a 2020 law dealing with Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad.Drawing on the 2020 Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, the new executive order will reinforce the... Read More.

Man sues American Airlines claiming ‘hasty decision’ wrongfully put him in jail for 17 days

Tuesday, June 7 by ABC News

(TARRANT COUNTY, Texas) -- An Arizona man sued American Airlines this week after, he claims, the carrier wrongfully identified him as a suspect in an airport burglary -- leading to his arrest and what he called a harrowing 17-day stint in jail.Michael Lowe filed... 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.

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

Wrongfully convicted man speaks out after governor’s full pardon

Biden signs executive order on Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad

Biden to sign executive order on Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad

Man sues American Airlines claiming ‘hasty decision’ wrongfully put him in jail for 17 days

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

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