Entries tagged with “Clifford Williams Jr.”
Policy Issues
Innocence
,Apr 03, 2020
2019 Exoneration Report: Official Misconduct and Perjury Remain Leading Causes of Wrongful Homicide Convictions
Official misconduct and perjury or false accusation continue to be the main reasons innocent men and women are wrongfully convicted in America, according to the 2019 annual report by the National Registry of Exonerations. That misconduct, the report indicates, is most prevalent in cases involving the most serious criminal…
Policy Issues
Innocence
,Recent Legislative Activity
,Jun 11, 2020
Florida Governor Signs Bill Authorizing $2.15 Million Compensation for Death-Row Exoneree Imprisoned 43 Years
Florida death-row exoneree Clifford Williams, Jr. (pictured), who was freed in 2019 after spending 43 years in prison, will receive $2.15 million in compensation from the state of Florida under a bill signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on June 9, 2020. The bill, specifically tailored to compensate Williams, unanimously passed both chambers of the Florida legislature in…
Policy Issues
Innocence
,Mar 29, 2019
Florida Man Exonerated 42 Years After Wrongful Conviction and Death Sentence
Forty-two years after he and his nephew were wrongfully convicted of murder in Florida and he was sentenced to death, Clifford Williams, Jr. (pictured) has been exonerated. Submitting a report from its Conviction Integrity Unit that found “no credible evidence of guilt and … credible evidence of innocence,” Duval County prosecutors asked a Jacksonville trial court to dismiss all charges against Williams, now 76 years old, and his nephew,…
Policy Issues
Innocence
,Time on Death Row
,Sep 22, 2021
Nevada Supreme Court Finds Samuel Howard Innocent of the Death Penalty 40 Years After He Was Sent to Death Row
The Nevada Supreme Court has found that a prisoner who has been on the state’s death row for more than forty years is “actually innocent” of the death penalty and must be…
Policy Issues
Innocence
,Feb 05, 2024
Two Death Row Exonerees Passed Away in January 2024
Two of the 196 people who have been exonerated from death row in the U.S. died in a two-week span in January 2024. Their cases highlight the human costs of wrongful convictions and the challenges faced by exonerees. Clifford Williams, Jr. (pictured, left), who was wrongfully incarcerated for 42 years in Florida, died January 11, less than five years after he was freed. Michael Graham, Jr. (pictured, below), who spent 14 years on death row in Louisiana before being exonerated in 2000, died…