DNA evidence had suggested for years that Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams was wrongfully convicted for the murder of Felicia Gayle, and yet, the final weeks before the Sept. 24 execution date had been a series of twists and turns. That evidence was enough for Gayle’s family and Missouri’s former attorney general in 2017. This January, […]
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Black Men Continue to Be Overrepresented in Annual Wrongful Conviction Report
A majority of wrongful convictions have been tied to drug possession allegations that were brought on by corrupt police officers who targeted Black people, a new report revealed. The National Registry of Exonerations tallied 233 exonerations in 2022, of which a majority stemmed from patterns of misconduct by police officers. In addition, NRE researchers found […]