wrongful conviction

Lavone Hill was convicted of killing two people following a Detroit dice game in 2001. His conviction was based on the testimony of one man, who recanted it in court.

A closer look at school budgets across the state, a cookbook combining midwestern and Middle Eastern food sensibilities, the appearance of racist billboards across metro Detroit, and the lingering effects of Detroit's rape kit backlog.

This is the second installment of a two-part series about the lingering repercussions of Detroit's rape kit backlog. It examines how Terance Calhoun's wrongful imprisonment for a serial rapist's crimes ended up claiming multiple victims.

The first ever federal rules limiting PFAS chemicals in drinking water, the Armenian diaspora in Michigan, and possible improvements to the state's 2016 Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act

A wrongfully convicted Detroiter will get $10 million for the six years he spent in prison before his murder conviction was thrown out.

Terance Calhoun was exonerated in 2022 after an investigation revealed that the confession underpinning his conviction was likely a false one.

The state of Michigan will pay $1.75 million to Louis Wright. Wright who spent 35 years in prison, was wrongly convicted of sexual assault. He was released in November 2023.

Prosecutors drop murder charges against Jeff Titus, in prison for 21 years for a double murder. His lawyer was never told about another prime suspect — an Ohio serial killer.

Justly Johnson and Kendrick Scott were convicted of the 1999 Mother’s Day murder of Lisa Kindred. The proposed settlements, which still need Detroit City Council approval, would pay each man $8.25 million.

The Michigan attorney general’s Conviction Integrity Unit has received funding for post-conviction DNA testing that it can use to address some of the 1,700 pending claims of wrongful conviction in the state.