After 2 decades in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, man receives $6 million. Then his ex-wife who divorced him while he was inside demands a share

“It would have opened the floodgates to litigation by all exonerees’ ex-wives."

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'I always knew the truth': Man falsely imprisoned for 18 years exonerated of O.C. robbery

Guy Miles spent more than 18 years in prison for a 1998 Fullerton robbery he did not commit; Orange County prosecutors have now vacated the conviction after a Conviction Integrity Unit review.

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Opinion: Connecticut should not tax the wrongfully convicted

New Haven will pay two wrongly convicted men $15.25 million each — yet Connecticut's estate tax can still reclaim 12% of compensation the state itself paid.

False allegations

Protect Victims, Yes, But Who Protects The Falsely Accused?

A Malaysian doctor argues that after police referred a Sabah hospital sexual harassment complaint to prosecutors and the case was classified No Further Action, the accused's presumption of innocence still counts for nothing in public.

False memory and ritual abuse

The Life and Death and Life of Repressed Memories

Harvard psychologist Richard McNally and social psychologist Carol Tavris on why the discredited idea of “repressed memories” is back — in Amy Griffin's memoir and Bessel van der Kolk's bestsellers — and what the research on fragmented trauma memories actually found.

False allegations

Musician Ashley MacIsaac ends lawsuit over Google AI summary falsely labelling him a sex offender

Juno-award winning musician Ashley MacIsaac has ended his defamation suit against Google over its AI overview falsely labelling him as a sex offender. He was originally seeking $1.5 million in damages, but filed a notice of discontinuance in July.

Wrongful Convictions

Man who served 30 years for crime he didn't commit sues Albany, detectives for $80M

Corey Young served 30 years for a 1995 Albany shootout he did not commit. He is now suing the city and two detectives for $80 million over coerced witnesses.

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Ohio death row inmate Tyrone Noling gets rare chance to ask parole board for pardon

Tyrone Noling has spent 30 years on Ohio's death row for a double murder he insists he did not commit; a rare clemency hearing let him put recanted testimony and an alternative suspect to the parole board.

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Pueblo woman exonerated of murder sues county, officers

Acacia Lyn-Darr, exonerated in 2025 after nearly 12 years in prison, is suing Pueblo County and its officers over a conviction built on coerced testimony.