Port Chicago 50, Black Navy sailors, were exonerated posthumously on July 17 for their 1944 mutiny conviction after refusing to return to work following explosions at Port of Chicago, a key WWII ammunition facility.
A longtime Tennessee inmate is not truly free even though he was released from prison based on new DNA evidence. He's fighting for exoneration and a chance for compensation.
In a trend that has increased over the years, the National Registry of Exonerations reported an astoundingly high amount of exonerations last year, chiefly among minorities.
