Wrongfully imprisoned in a 6-by-10 foot Ohio prison cell, Dean Gillispie let his mind and his artwork transport him to an even smaller world. He converted junk into miniature versions of places he wished he could be. Gillispie used “procured” materials—such as teabags, soda cans, and foil paper from cigarette packs—to make models of nostalgic…
Exonerated Ohio Man Earns Fame For Prison-Created Artwork, Advocacy for Wrongfully Convicted
US Embassy Alerts All Americans Still in Ukraine to ‘Leave Immediately’
The U.S. State Department issued an alert Tuesday to Americans who remain in Ukraine to “leave immediately” in anticipation of expanded Russian strikes on the country. Wednesday, Aug. 24, is the 31st anniversary that Ukraine split from the Soviet Union, celebrated as the country’s independence day. Some analysts and Ukrainian officials have said that Moscow…
Emergency Order Sought for Ohio Juror’s Cellphone Data
A battle over the cellphone data of “Juror X,” who repeatedly posted on Facebook about her involvement in a high-profile Ohio case, has intensified. In a recently released order, Judge Douglas Cole allowed prosecutors and defense lawyers to question two more jurors about possible improper influences during the trial of P.G. Sittenfeld, a former Cincinnati…
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…
Li’l Abner (1940)
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‘Very Bold Decision’: Ohio Supreme Court Voids Rape Conviction Because Victim Sat With Prosecutors
The Ohio Supreme Court voted 4-3 to reverse a man’s conviction for rape and kidnapping—a ruling that one defense lawyer called “a very, very bold decision.” For the first time in its 220-year history, the state’s highest court was asked to consider whether a defendant was denied a fair trial because the crime victim was…
Alex Morgan Scores Twice Leading US Women’s World Cup Qualifying
On the Fourth of July, Alex Morgan scored in her first international multi-goal game for the U.S. Women’s National Team since 2018, in the opening match of the CONCACAF W Championship in a 3–0 victory over Haiti on Monday night. Teams for the 2023 World Cup are determined from the Confederation of North, Central America,…
Expert: Green Agenda Causing US Power Grid to Be ‘Incredibly Vulnerable’
Every U.S. region could be in danger of having significant power outages this summer as companies try to convert to non-fossil fuel and non-nuclear energy sources, one analyst said. “I think the entire country is incredibly vulnerable, because the entire country is facing a huge energy shortage and I don’t think there is any place…
US Navy Ship Responds After Iranian Vessel Gets Too Close
Three Iranian fast-attack naval ships harassed two U.S. Navy ships entering the Persian Gulf, said Navy officials on Tuesday. The Cyclone-class patrol coastal ship USS Sirocco and Spearhead-class USNS Choctaw County vessel were in the Strait of Hormuz when three Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGCN) Navy ships approached them, the Navy said in a statement. “One of…
Israel to Dissolve Government, New Prime Minister Confirmed
Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Israel’s foreign minister agreed to submit a bill to dissolve Parliament, according to an announcement Monday, coming weeks ahead of President Joe Biden’s visit to the country. Bennett will step aside to be replaced by Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, Bennett’s partner in the unlikely coalition of opposites that ended…
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