Hacker News with Generative AI: Innocence Project

A Taping of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Saved an Innocent Man from Death Row (2017) (innocenceproject.org)
A new documentary film recounts how a Los Angeles man narrowly avoided a death sentence for a murder he did not commit when footage from a taping of the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm corroborated his alibi.
True Crime, Television, Innocence Project, Criminal Justice
98 points by nadermx 24 days ago | 84 comments
Why Are Innocent People Still Being Executed? (theatlantic.com)
On Tuesday night, Missouri executed Marcellus Williams, a man who may well have been innocent of the crime he was convicted of.
Criminal Justice, Capital Punishment, Innocence Project
10 points by rossant 110 days ago | 5 comments
Who is Marcellus Williams: Execution in Missouri despite evidence of innocence (innocenceproject.org)
Mr. Williams is scheduled to be executed on Sept. 24. Gov. Mike Parson has the power to stop this tragedy now.
Justice System, Missouri, Capital Punishment, Innocence Project
359 points by bjourne 115 days ago | 466 comments
Denial of Robert Roberson's Application for Relief in Shaken Baby Innocence Case (innocenceproject.org)
Law, Innocence Project, Criminal Justice
83 points by rossant 129 days ago | 39 comments