wrongfully

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Rosemond’s supporters paid Tolman roughly $40,000, according to Lonnie Soury, their spokesman through the nonprofit Families of the Wrongfully Convicted.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2021

Wrongfully convicted Americans can file civil suits alleging their rights have been violated - but in some cases, plaintiffs end up with nothing.

From BBC • May 22, 2021

Wrongfully imprisoned: Exonerees face big challenges in getting compensated for the years they wrongly spent behind bars.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2016

Q. Wrongfully accused: Nearly a year ago my boyfriend and I moved to a new city a few hours away from our hometown.

From Slate • Feb. 29, 2016

I left The Wrongfully Convicted on the table, gathered my other stuff, and then Trevor and I walked to the nearest computer.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks