/tags/ohio-innocence-project Ohio Innocence Project en-US Copyright Tue, 01 Dec 2020 20:04:13 GMT /ideastream/2020-12-01/cleveland-settles-with-david-ayers-20-years-after-wrongful-conviction The City of Cleveland has agreed to pay $4.85 million to David Ayers, 20 years after he was wrongfully convicted of murder. The city tucked the settlement announcement into its daily coronavirus press release Monday night. The judgement appears to bring to a close a decades-long saga for Ayers. Tue, 01 Dec 2020 20:04:13 GMT /ideastream/2020-12-01/cleveland-settles-with-david-ayers-20-years-after-wrongful-conviction Matthew Richmond /wvxu-stories/2020-05-27/out-of-prison-but-not-really-free-getting-exonerated-in-the-era-of-covid-19 Imagine being stuck in prison for a crime you didn't commit. And as you wait to get out, the pandemic hits. WVXU interviewed two people in that... Wed, 27 May 2020 09:51:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-05-27/out-of-prison-but-not-really-free-getting-exonerated-in-the-era-of-covid-19 Ann Thompson /news/2018-02-19/convicted-killer-says-bucyrus-police-investigators-withheld-evidence A man who narrowly escaped execution after being convicted for a murder in Bucyrus is now suing Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, police, prosecutors and… Mon, 19 Feb 2018 13:03:14 GMT /news/2018-02-19/convicted-killer-says-bucyrus-police-investigators-withheld-evidence M.L. Schultze /wksu-stories/2017-04-19/wrongly-convicted-cleveland-man-is-free-after-23-years-in-prison A Cleveland man who spent 23 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit went free today thanks to new forensic evidence. Family, friends and... Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:36:14 GMT /wksu-stories/2017-04-19/wrongly-convicted-cleveland-man-is-free-after-23-years-in-prison Kevin Niedermier, Kevin Niedermier /news/2017-01-19/columbus-will-pay-ohio-innocence-project-for-witholding-public-records The city of Columbus and a group that works to free wrongly convicted people ended a years-long fight this week. The city will pay $19,000 dollars for… Thu, 19 Jan 2017 21:56:17 GMT /news/2017-01-19/columbus-will-pay-ohio-innocence-project-for-witholding-public-records /news/2016-12-28/completed-crime-case-files-are-public-record-ohio-supreme-court-rules Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that the investigative files of a completed criminal case are a public record under state law. The court on Wednesday sided… Wed, 28 Dec 2016 16:01:02 GMT /news/2016-12-28/completed-crime-case-files-are-public-record-ohio-supreme-court-rules /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2016-01-15/the-plight-of-the-wrongfully-imprisoned Imagine there is a grisly murder in your neighborhood. You and your neighbors stand outside and watch as the police attend the crime scene. Hours pass,… Fri, 15 Jan 2016 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2016-01-15/the-plight-of-the-wrongfully-imprisoned /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2015-11-16/the-plight-of-the-wrongfully-imprisoned Imagine there is a grisly murder in your neighborhood. You and your neighbors stand outside and watch as the police attend the crime scene. Hours pass,… Mon, 16 Nov 2015 10:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2015-11-16/the-plight-of-the-wrongfully-imprisoned