Wrongful convictions

Dwayne Brooks's conviction for a 1987 murder was overturned last year.

Buehner was convicted of killing Jerry Saunders at a home on Marah Avenue in 2001.

Ru-El Sailor was convicted in 2003 and sentenced to life in prison before his conviction was vacated in 2018.

Community members on the Conviction Integrity Unit of the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, added by Prosecutor Michael O'Malley in 2017, have resigned, saying it's "window dressing."

The two men convicted of attempted murder in a 16-year-old case were retried by a jury and found not guilty; A Hamilton County judge has extended a previously implemented temporary restraining order on a law known as the 'heartbeat bill' until Oct. 12; and more stories.

Phillips was sentenced to 92 years in prison and Sutton to 46 years following their conviction in the original trial in 2007, based largely on the testimony of two Cleveland police officers.

An effort to legalize marijuana use and sales in Ohio has cleared another hurdle on the path to getting the proposal submitted to the Legislature; The Sandusky City School District has announced middle and high school students are staying home for remote learning this week due to four staffers testing positive for COVID-19; the family of a COVID-19 patient in Cincinnati is among a handful nationwide to have won court orders to use a livestock medicine to treat their loved ones; and more stories.

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It would be easier for people wrongly convicted in Ohio to get compensation for the time they spent in prison, according to a provision in the budget…

A Cleveland man who spent 23 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit went free today thanks to new forensic evidence.Family, friends and attorneys…