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Exoneree Ricky Jackson, Wrongfully Imprisoned for 39 Years, Forgives Witness Who Helped Convict Him

Northern California Innocence Project

Ricky Jackson, 57, was exonerated in November after serving 39 years behind bars for a 1975 murder that he did not commit—serving the longest prison sentence of any wrongfully convicted exoneree in U.S. history. In 1975, a money order salesman

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Matthew and Grace Huang Cleared of Daughter’s Death in Qatar

Northern California Innocence Project

Matthew and Grace Huang, an American couple wrongfully convicted of charges related to their daughter’s death in Qatar, left the Gulf nation last Wednesday after their convictions were overturned by a Qatari appeals court. The decision ended a nearly two-year

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Southern California Man Released After Serving 36 Years in Prison

Northern California Innocence Project

Michael Hanline, California’s longest-serving wrongfully convicted inmate, was released from Ventura County Superior Court on November 24th after serving 36 years behind bars for a wrongful murder conviction. In 1978, Ventura resident J.T. McGarry, a friend and associate of Hanline,

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Michigan Man Exonerated Through Post-Conviction DNA Testing

Northern California Innocence Project

Detroit resident Donya Davis, who served nearly seven years behind bars for a wrongful rape conviction, was recently exonerated after post-conviction DNA testing revealed his innocence. Although DNA tests were performed on a rape kit obtained from the victim and

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