He spent 18 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. He hopes a $5 million payout could mean a better life for his kids
When three men wearing ski masks stormed into a New Haven, Connecticut, deli on January 24, 1999, killing a customer and wounding a cashier, police pointed to then 19-year-old Jackson as one of the suspects, and he was eventually convicted of murder, according to court records.
Hawaii man freed after 30 years in prison for murder he denied committing, celebrates with steak dinner
A Hawaii man was freed after spending 30 years in prison for a murder he says he did not commit, and one of the first things he did after his release was visit his mother's grave.
Hawaii man freed after 30 years in prison visits mother’s grave and ponders ubiquitous cellphones
A Hawaii man released after spending 30 years in prison for a murder he has always denied committing has spent his first day of freedom visiting his mother's gravesite and marveling at how much the world is different.
A man in Hawaii argued he spent 30 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. New DNA evidence helped free him
Gordon Cordeiro, who spent more than half of his life in prison for a murder he denied committing, walked out of a Maui correctional center on what he called “Freedom Friday” thanks to new DNA evidence.
Judge releases Hawaii man who argued he spent 30 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit
A judge has ordered the release of a Hawaii man who was imprisoned for 30 years for a murder he says he didn’t commit.
After 30 years in prison for murder, new DNA evidence frees Hawaii man who maintained innocence
A Hawaii man who spent 30 years in prison for a murder he long denied committing declared the day “Freedom Friday” and said he was eager to visit his mother after a judge ordered him released because of new DNA evidence.
Man sprung after 30 years in prison thanks to new DNA evidence struggles to adopt to modern times
Everybody is looking at their phones,” Gordon Cordeiro, 51, said shortly after his recent release from the Maui Community ...
10 former prison guards charged in death of inmate Robert Brooks
Ten former prison guards have been indicted in the killing of Robert Brooks, a prisoner who was incarcerated at the Marcy ...
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Assembly Republicans urge Gov. Hochul to repeal HALT Act, address prison crisis
In a direct appeal to Gov. Kathy Hochul, members of the Assembly Minority Conference are calling for the immediate repeal of ...
An act of mercy freed Josh Rosales from life in a Colorado prison. Now he’s returning to the outside world.
Josh Rosales was convicted of felony murder in 2007 — jurors found he was present during a man’s murder at a Denver motel, but he didn’t pull the trigger.
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Two prison buses vandalized amid prison strike
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Phoenix mother guilty in murder of her daughters found dead in prison cell
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Six New York prison guards charged with murder in beating death of handcuffed man
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ODOC inmate who walked away from Oklahoma City facility captured
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections captured an inmate who walked away from an OKC facility earlier this week.