A northwest Missouri woman who spent more than four decades in prison for a murder she did not commit is now suing the city of St. Joseph and several former police officers over her arrest in December of 1980. Sandra Hemme, 65, was released last year after serving 43...
Current Missouri law allows a person who was wrongfully convicted and exonerated through DNA evidence to be paid for every day they were in prison. The Missouri Senate could soon debate whether to allow someone who is wrongfully convicted a civil cause of action to...
The wrongful convictions of Kevin Strickland and Lamar Johnson have convinced a state Senator that Missouri needs a statewide unit dedicated to reviewing convictions. Strickland spent about 43 years and Johnson spent 28 years behind prison walls before being found...
