Friday Roundup: Death Penalty, Wrongful Conviction and Compensation
05.13.11
Former California warden who oversaw executions becomes
director of anti-death penalty group Death Penalty Focus
.
The drive to abolish the death penalty in Connecticut suffered a
potentially fatal blow
Wednesday when two state senators announced they will no longer support the effort.
Ohio Parole Board is
unanimous in clemency recommendation
for inmate after case review reveals doubts of his guilt.
Dallas man freed after 27 years behind bars for rapes
DNA evidence shows he did not commit
.
A Manhattan Federal Court judge
nixed an $18.5 million award
for Innocence Project New York exoneree Alan Newton.
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