Category: innocent man

Oklahoma Court Reinstates ‘Innocent Man’ Murder Conviction

OKLAHOMA CITY—The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has reinstated the murder conviction and life sentence of a man featured in the book and television series “The Innocent Man.” The court overturned a lower court decision that said because prosecutors and police withheld evidence that could exonerate Tommy Ward, 61, of the 1984 murder of Donna…


27,200 Years Lost: US States Wrestle With Wrongful Convictions

Faced with a mounting roster of more than 3,200 exonerated Americans, some states, including Ohio, are taking steps to prevent the innocent from languishing behind bars. Now, after more than two years of work, a State Supreme Court-appointed task force is recommending that Ohio lawmakers create an innocence inquiry commission, as part of  “a patchwork…