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Yusef Salaam, of exonerated ‘Central Park Five,’ leading New York City primary

(NEW YORK) -- Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated "Central Park Five," appears to be leading the New York City Council primary race for the 9th District in Harlem, according to the New York Times election results tracker.Salaam has captured 50.7% of the vote ...
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‘Karma’: Trump’s indictment prompts reaction from Central Park ‘Exonerated Five’

(NEW YORK) -- Donald Trump called for the return of the death penalty in a series of ads in 1989 amid the case of the "Central Park Five" – five Black and brown boys wrongfully accused of rape and assault in New York City.More than ...
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Man serving 400-year prison sentence exonerated after new probe finds wrongful conviction

(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) -- A man who has served more than 34 years of a 400-year prison sentence has been released after the state of Florida reinvestigated the case and determined he did not commit armed robbery.“I can’t put it into words,” said Sidney Holmes, ...
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Men exonerated in killing of Malcolm X to receive $36 million settlement after suing New York

(NEW YORK) -- Two men who were exonerated in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X will receive a $36 million settlement after lawsuits were filed on their behalf against both the city and the state of New York last year.New York City agreed to ...
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Sixth teen who pleaded guilty in Central Park jogger exonerated

(NEW YORK) -- The sixth teenager in the 1989 Central Park jogger case had his conviction overturned by a New York judge on Monday.While the famous "Central Park 5" juveniles went to trial, a sixth teen, Steven Lopez, pleaded guilty to avoid the rape ...
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Sixth teen who pleaded guilty in Central Park jogger case to be exonerated

(NEW YORK) -- The sixth teenager in the 1989 Central Park jogger case, who pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, will be exonerated on Monday.While the famous "Central Park 5" juveniles went to trial, a sixth teen, Steven Lopez, pleaded guilty to avoid the ...
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Joaquin Ciria exonerated after 32 years in prison for wrongful murder conviction

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- A man who has spent 32 years in prison for being wrongly convicted of murder was exonerated by San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin on Monday.Joaquin Ciria was arrested in 1990 and convicted of shooting and killing his friend, Felix Bastarrica, ...