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Three men imprisoned for 28 years freed after judge vacates murder convictions

Friday, October 21 by ABC News

(NEW ORLEANS) -- For 28 years, Kunta Gable, Leroy Nelson and Bernell Juluke were wrongfully imprisoned, convicted as teens for a fatal drive-by shooting in New Orleans that they did not commit. The three men were finally freed Wednesday when a state judge vacated their... Read More.

Last seen in Lakeland: Is a husband responsible for his wife’s murder or is he imprisoned for the crime of another man?

Thursday, September 22 by ABC News

(LAKELAND, FL) -- Leo Schofield has been sitting in a prison cell for over 30 years, convicted in 1989 of killing his first wife Michelle two years earlier, and is still fighting to prove his innocence. "Innocent is no part in it, no plan in... Read More.

Former Corsica Borough secretary sentenced for wire fraud

Friday, May 13 by Louise Bennett

Pittsburgh – A former borough secretary and treasurer in Jefferson County has been sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release on her conviction of wire fraud. 49-year-old Tammy Laird of Corsica was sentenced in Federal Court in Pittsburgh. According to court documents, from... Read More.

Wrongfully convicted Thomas Raynard James, imprisoned for 30 years, speaks out

Wednesday, May 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- After serving 31 years in Florida State Prison for a murder he did not commit, Thomas Raynard James is a free man. "Emotionally I was overwhelmed. I was not in a state of disbelief, because I knew this day was coming, eventually.... Read More.

Prosecutor says man was wrongfully imprisoned for decades, yet he remains behind bars

Friday, June 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Kevin Strickland spent his 62nd birthday behind bars. It’s the 43rd time he has spent a birthday in prison and says he desperately hopes it will be his last. “I was determined to spend this birthday as awake as I could,” he... Read More.

Man who shot seal in head with pistol as it rested on beach imprisoned for three months

Wednesday, April 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A man has been sentenced to three months in federal prison after shooting an elephant seal in the head with a handgun while it rested peacefully on a California beach. The incident originally occurred on Sept. 28, 2019, when 30-year-old Jordan Gerbich... Read More.

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