LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Council recognized International Wrongful Conviction Day in Jefferson County as local exonerees and advocates renew calls for more support.
The council presented a resolution Thursday to Louisville exonerees Paul Hurt and Mike VonAllmen, acknowledging Oct. 2 as International Wrongful Conviction Day in Jefferson County.
Hurt spent 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He was exonerated in 2019 by Judge Stephen Mershon, the same judge who originally convicted him…