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AFTER SERVING DECADES IN PRISON FOR MURDER, TWO MEN FOUGHT TO CLEAR THEIR NAMES
I can never get back what was lost, meaning the time, the people that I lost during this journey…
So clearing my name is cool, but you can’t give me nothing back.
The New Yorker Radio Hour, with David Remnick, Jennifer Gonnerman, June 7, 2024
They Said They Weren’t Murderers. After Four Decades, the Courts Agreed.
They could walk out, the judge said, “with the knowledge that you are not criminals.”
Mr. Warren leaned toward the microphone at the defense table to respond:
“We never were.”
By Hurubie Meko and Anusha Bayya, Jan. 31, 2024
Times Square murder victim’s kin reaches out to men wrongfully convicted of slaying
…it was important that Smokes and Warren knew that the only anger he and his family feel is toward a criminal justice system that time and again has wrongly imprisoned Black men.
“…I believe in their innocence and I wish them the best in this fight,” Alary said. “They were surprised that I said that to them. They thought [my family] would be angry. No.
“For me, it’s a tragedy that they had to pay for a crime they did not commit.
By Rocco Parascandola, Feb. 12, 2024
MAJOR WIN IN FIGHT FOR BROOKLYN MAN’S FREEDOM
“I knew this time was coming, I just didn’t know when.”
By Sarah Wallace, Jan. 5, 2024
the haunted juror
“We gave the verdict based on what we were presented as evidence, which you know was compelling
…otherwise none of us would be here right now.” She paused. “I’m so sorry.”
By Jennifer Gonnerman, Feb. 16, 2024
WAITING FOR EXONERATION
“…many prisoners, even if innocent, will eventually say they are guilty, simply to give themselves a better chance at release.”
Miller, however, remained steadfast.
By Theodore Hamm, Sept. 18, 2023
New Twist in 1987 Murder Case
…how come this administration found these files whereas the previous one didn’t?
By Sarah Wallace, Nov. 8, 2023
Carlton Roman exonerated after more than 30 years in prison for murder
"To my brothers in there, man, fighting for justice.
I salute you all. Stand strong and never give up."
By Lori Chung, Aug. 09, 2021
Cambria Heights man freed 30 years after being wrongfully convicted
“Sometimes you get the distinct impression that
people are completely indifferent that you’re innocent or guilty,”
By Jacob Kaye, Aug. 10, 2021
INSIDE CITY HALL - 20 YEARS BEHIND BARS: “A MURDER TRIAL IN REVERSE”
“The exoneration clears our name and we can stand on our name again.
Your name represents who you are as a family…”
Errol Louis, Jennifer Gonnerman, Feb. 28, 2020
A MURDER TRIAL IN REVERSE
“…this follows me. This is the albatross, the thing that hangs around my neck.” Warren said, “It’s
like a noose on my neck I got to wear for the rest of my life.”
By Jennifer Gonnerman, Feb. 24, 2020
BROOKLYN INMATE CLAIMS HE WAS CONVICTED BECAUSE OF CROOKED DETECTIVE
“The jurors that convicted him were lied to and deprived of critical evidence…”
By Kathianne Boniello, Jun. 1, 2019
Police Justice? A New York Hero Cop is Accused of Putting Innocent Men Behind Bars
"If we had known about Scarcella," Spencer said, "I think we would have been home a long time ago."
By Josh Saul, Jan. 23, 2018
A False Conviction Is Overturned, but the System That Allowed It Remains
“This week alone, Mr. Martin’s case was one of at least two to appear in New York City courts
that had been built on withholding exculpatory evidence.”
By Jim Dwyer, Sept. 8, 2016