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Prakash Churaman

Prakash Churaman

In 2018, Prakash Churaman was sentenced to nine years to life in prison for a murder in Queens, New York. The case was dismissed in 2022 after he was granted a new trial because the defense was not allowed to present evidence that Churman falsely confessed to the crime.(Photo: Queens Daily Eagle) ​
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Alexander Torres

Alexander Torres

Alexander Torres was convicted in 2001 of a murder in Los Angeles County, California. He was exonerated in 2021 after new evidence emerged that pointed to another man as the real killer.(Photo: California Innocence Project)​
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Christopher Swem

Christopher Swem

Christopher Swem, of Watertown, New York, was convicted in 2018 of second-degree murder and other charges in the stabbing death of a man at a party. His conviction was vacated because of a faulty jury instruction, and Swem was acquitted at retrial in 2022 after a witness gave new testimony that said another man confessed to the stabbing.(Photo​: WWNY) ​
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Claude Garrett

Claude Garrett

In 1992, Claude Garrett was sentenced to life in prison for setting a fire that killed his girlfriend in Hermitage, Tennessee. He was exonerated in 2022 based on new evidence suggesting the fire was an accident. (Photo: Tennessee Innocence Project)​
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