/tags/after-innoncence After Innoncence en-US Copyright Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:00:00 GMT /law/2013-06-13/after-innocence-wrongfully-convicted-inmate-escaped-prison-finally-exonerated In 1982, a woman notified the police that two men had broken into her home, and one of them had sexually assaulted her. She described the sexual offender… Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:00:00 GMT /law/2013-06-13/after-innocence-wrongfully-convicted-inmate-escaped-prison-finally-exonerated Laura Candler /law/2013-06-13/after-innocence-james-waller-speaks-about-what-exoneration-feels-like “The worst thing you can be is a sex offender because it’s dirt that you can’t wash off.”Those words were spoken by James Waller in an interview with ����app… Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMT /law/2013-06-13/after-innocence-james-waller-speaks-about-what-exoneration-feels-like Laura Candler /law/2013-06-12/after-innocence-exoneree-christopher-scott-fights-to-free-other-innocents-behind-bars Update 12/31/13: This story was mentioned in a Huffington Post list of notable prison stories from 2013. All the stories from this series are available… Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:00:00 GMT /law/2013-06-12/after-innocence-exoneree-christopher-scott-fights-to-free-other-innocents-behind-bars Laura Candler /law/2013-06-12/exonerees-share-stories-of-wrongful-conviction-at-innocence-network-conference Across the country, 306 wrongfully convicted inmates have been exonerated because of DNA evidence. The number of people exonerated through other means is… Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:15:42 GMT /law/2013-06-12/exonerees-share-stories-of-wrongful-conviction-at-innocence-network-conference Frank Stasio, Alex Granados /show/the-state-of-things/2013-06-12/exonerees-share-stories-of-wrongful-conviction-at-innocence-network-conference Across the country, 306 wrongfully convicted inmates have been exonerated because of DNA evidence. The number of people exonerated through other means is… Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:15:42 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2013-06-12/exonerees-share-stories-of-wrongful-conviction-at-innocence-network-conference Frank Stasio, Alex Granados /law/2013-06-12/after-innocence-the-99th-person-exonerated-due-to-dna-evidence Marvin Anderson was exonerated in 2001 after spending 15 years in a Virginia prison and four years on parole for crimes he did not commit. His exoneration… Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMT /law/2013-06-12/after-innocence-the-99th-person-exonerated-due-to-dna-evidence Laura Candler /law/2013-06-11/after-innocence-jeffrey-deskovic-was-incarcerated-at-17-exonerated-at-33 Jeffrey Deskovic was 16 when one of his female classmates, Angela Correa, was found murdered in the woods in their hometown in upstate New York. He says… Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:24:42 GMT /law/2013-06-11/after-innocence-jeffrey-deskovic-was-incarcerated-at-17-exonerated-at-33 Laura Candler /law/2013-06-11/after-innocence-what-its-like-to-spend-26-years-behind-bars-innocent In 1981, a 27-year-old white woman was riding her bike when she was attacked and raped by a shirtless African American man. A rape kit was collected, and… Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:30:00 GMT /law/2013-06-11/after-innocence-what-its-like-to-spend-26-years-behind-bars-innocent Laura Candler /law/2013-06-11/after-innocence-julie-baumer-wrongly-convicted-of-child-abuse When Julie Baumer rushed her new-born nephew Philipp to the hospital on October 3, 2003, she had no idea what was wrong. He couldn’t keep his formula down… Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMT /law/2013-06-11/after-innocence-julie-baumer-wrongly-convicted-of-child-abuse Laura Candler /law/2013-06-10/after-innocence-27-years-in-prison-exoneree-now-works-to-free-others One of the longest prison sentences ever served by an innocent person was done by Charles Chatman of Dallas County Texas. Chatman, a black man, was… Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:30:00 GMT /law/2013-06-10/after-innocence-27-years-in-prison-exoneree-now-works-to-free-others Laura Candler