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Some Californians released from prison will receive $2,400 under new state re-entry program
Hundreds of Californians released from prisons could receive direct cash payments of $2,400 — along with counseling, job search assistance and other support — under a first-in-the-nation program aimed at easing the transition out of incarceration and reducing recidivism.
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DA to Ask Judge to Declare Maurice Hastings Factually Innocent of 1983 Murder
Prosecutors will ask a judge to find that a man who spent 38 years behind bars for the 1983 abduction and murder of a woman in Inglewood is factually innocent of the crime, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Tuesday.
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Missouri Man Who Spent Decades in Prison for a Murder Two Others Confessed Seeks Exoneration
A hearing begins Monday in a case that will decide if the conviction should be overturned for a Missouri man who has spent nearly three decades in prison
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Convicted Killer Slain in California Prison Attack
A convicted California inmate who was serving a life sentence was fatally attacked by other inmates Tuesday.
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Wrongfully Convicted Man Freed After 38 Years
He spent the last 38 years in prison, but Maurice Hastings has always maintained his innocence. Now, thanks to DNA testing, he is a free man. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News on Oct. 28, 2022.
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Man Who Spent Nearly Four Decades in Prison for Inglewood Murder Is Cleared by DNA, and Freed
A man who served 38 years in prison for the 1983 abduction and killing of a woman in Inglewood is a free man Friday, with authorities saying newly tested DNA evidence exonerated him of the crime and identified a different person as the culprit in the slaying.