Lawyers say evidence in cold cases and bids for exoneration disappeared or was ruined when a Police Department storage facility in Brooklyn went up in flames. Source: New York Times
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Joseph Gordon Says He's No Murderer. That’s Why He’s Still in Prison.
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2021
Joseph Gordon has been locked up for nearly 30 years. A model inmate, he is eligible for parole — but only if he expresses remorse for a crime he says he did not commit. Source: New York Times
Exoneration Is ‘Bittersweet’ for Men Cleared in Malcolm X’s Murder
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2021
An emotional crowd burst into applause in a packed Manhattan courtroom Thursday after the judge threw out the convictions of Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam. Source: New York Times
After Key Evidence Was Withheld, 2 Men Spent 3 Decades in Prison
By Gotham Rex on August 9, 2021
Carlton Roman and Christopher Ellis were freed after judges in separate cases found that they had been unjustly convicted. Source: New York Times
How A Murder ‘Solved’ in 4 Hours Sent Grant Williams to Prison for 23 Years
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2021
Grant Williams, whose conviction was overturned on Thursday, told people in prison that they would one day see that he was innocent. “And today’s that day,” he said. Source: New York Times