The Latest Breaking News from Louis Scarcella

He was falsely convicted of murder. So he studied law in prison – and freed himself

Derrick Hamilton was part of a crack team of jailhouse lawyers. What they lack in academic credentials, they make up for in time and determination

The Guardian - US · Jun 17, 2024

Man sues NYC after he spent 27 years in prison, then was cleared in subway token clerk killing

A man recently cleared in the gruesome 1995 killing of a subway token booth clerk is suing New York City and two detectives

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

Man gets 20 years to life after retrial in 1995 murder case

A New York man will return to prison — for now — after temporarily going free amid questions about a prominent detective’s conduct, then getting convicted again of murder at a recent retrial

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022

Three men who spent decades in prison are cleared in the killing of a NYC subway clerk

The men, whose confessions conflicted with evidence at the scene, were cleared in the 1995 killing of a clerk who was set on fire in a New York subway toll booth.

WEKU · Jul 15, 2022

Prosecutors disavow 3 convictions in 1995 NYC subway killing

Prosecutors are disavowing the convictions of three men who spent decades in prison for one of the most horrifying crimes of New York’s violent 1990s: the killing of a clerk who was set on fire in a subway toll booth

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022