Russell Maze, who has maintained his innocence, was convicted of murder in the death of his infant son in 2004.

The Tennessee Innocence Project raised more than $500,000 to support exonerees and ongoing legal advocacy during its annual Journey to Justice fundraiser.

More innocent people in prison will get their case before a judge after a bill passed the Tennessee legislature, according to the director of the Tennessee Innocence Project. The bill, which now heads ...

BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn — The first Black woman to be exonerated of a crime in the state is speaking in East Tennessee this week. Joyce Watkins is the featured speaker at back-to-back events hosted by the ...

Two people convicted of a horrific crime in the late 1980s may have their names cleared. Joyce Watkins and Charles Dunn were convicted in the brutal rape and murder of a young child, a relative of ...

Margo Price performed for more than 400 inmates at the Women's Therapeutic Residential Center at West Tennessee State Penitentiary.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — He was convicted of murder nearly two decades ago, but now Thomas Clardy is walking out of prison as he waits on his appeal. Only NewsChannel 5 cameras were there as Clardy ...

The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents. The Flyer was started in 1989 by Contemporary Media, Inc., the locally owned ...

The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents. The Flyer was started in 1989 by Contemporary Media, Inc., the locally owned ...

"Thank you," Artis Whitehead said to the judge as he walked out of the courtroom Friday morning. "Thank you, God," he said quietly as tears ran down his cheek. Whitehead, after spending nearly two ...

Artis Whitehead was convicted in the early 2000s for a robbery he repeatedly said he did not commit. He was convicted and sentenced to 249 years in prison. His arrest came after the police ...