Subject of 2013 Reader series is accused of killing a teenager in October.
Tag: Center on Wrongful Convictions
Posted inColumns & Opinion
What really happened in Paris, Illinois?
With a pardon at stake, two wrongful convictions in a double murder case get the reverse spin.
Posted inNews & Politics
“There was no possibility in their mind that I didn’t do it”
Andre Davis was sentenced to 80 years for an unforgivable crime. Two decades later, someone finally started taking his innocence claims seriously.
Posted inBlogs
Anthony McKinney dies in prison
Anthony McKinney, whose innocence petition led to David Protess’s ouster from Medill, dies in prison.
Posted inBlogs
Study: Wrongful convictions cost Illinois taxpayers $214 million (and the innocent 926 years in prison)
Imprisoning the innocent has cost Illinois taxpayers $214 million — and counting.
Posted inNews & Politics
Guarding Grandpa
Illinois is spending money it doesn’t have to keep convicts who can barely walk behind bars.
Posted inBlogs
Death Penalties and Taxes
IRS decides to stop trying to collect taxes from Darby Tillis in wrongful conviction case