A | OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma judge on Tuesday exonerated a man who spent 30 years in prison for a 1987 rape and burglary, after post-conviction DNA testing from a rape kit showed he did not commit the crime.Pontotoc County District Judge Steven Kessinger issued a final order that vacates Perry Lott's conviction and permanently dismisses the case. “I have never lost hope that this day would come,” Lott, 61, said in a statement. "I had faith that the truth would prevail, even after 35 long years.“I can finally shut this door and move on with my life.”Lott was released from prison in 2018 after the DNA results first came to light, but only after agreeing to a deal with former District Attorney Paul Smith to modify his sentence. The agreement allowed Lott to leave prison and remain free while his motion to vacate was litigated. At the time, Smith said the DNA evidence did not exclude Lott as a suspect.But earlier this year, the Innocence Project, which helped to free Lott, approached newly elected District Attorney Erik Johnson, who reviewed the case and agreed the conviction should be vacated.“Five years ago, all evidence pointed to his innocence, but he was denied justice,” Innocence Project Senior Staff Attorney Adnan Sultan said in a statement. "We are grateful to District Attorney Erik Johnson for his commitment to righting this wrong.”Oklahoma state law requires a conviction to be vacated in order for a wrongfully convicted person to be able to seek up to $175,000 in compensation from the state.Lott's case occurred around the same time and in the same county as the convictions of Tommy Ward and Karl Fontenot, whose cases have come under intense scrutiny and have been the subject of numerous books, including John Grisham's “The Innocent Man,” which he produced into a six-part documentary on Netflix. A federal judge ordered Fontenot released, but Ward remains in prison.The books and documentary also feature the high-profile exoneration of Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz, who both were convicted in the same county for the 1982 killing of Ada waitress Debra Sue Carter. That case featured the same cast of investigators and prosecutors, along with the same jailhouse informant who testified against Ward and Fontenot. Williamson at one point came within days of being executed. Both were later freed.。 （新加坡讯）新加坡监狱署将首次派出一支由8名囚犯组成的队伍，参加洲际囚犯国际象棋锦标赛。《8视界新闻网》报道，洲际囚犯国际象棋锦标赛由世界国际象棋联合会、美国芝加哥库克县警察局联合组织，参赛选手于10月8日至10日，与其他国家队伍线上对决。为了挑选最优秀的参赛代表，新加坡监狱署本月25日下午举办内部选拔赛，从26名囚犯中选出8人组成代表队，其中4人为正选，4人为替补。
B | 这8名囚犯将接受新加坡国际象棋联合会的密集培训，以备战这一国际赛事。新加坡监狱署自2023年8月起，与新加坡国际象棋联合会合作，在当地樟宜监狱看守最严的B1狱所内推出“Chess for Freedom”计划，利用国际象棋帮助囚犯康复更生、减少再犯率。
C | 此次派出囚犯参加国际赛事，是该计划的举措之一。
D | 新加坡监狱署高级惩教员林伟祥是上述计划的负责人之一，据他观察，国际象棋对囚犯的心理和行为改善有显著帮助。“囚犯常会认为他们在监狱官的对立面，所以经常有一些口角发生，但参加这个计划后，我们发现他们可以用更客观的角度去看和面对事情。”新加坡国际象棋协会首席执行长吴伟铭每周都会到B1狱所授课，内容包括策略学习、赛事复盘和实战演练。“囚犯非常喜爱这个体育，他们很认真上课，也非常专注练习。
E | 他们好几个跟我说，他们从国际象棋里学到每个错误都会有一个结果，所以做什么事情都会三思考虑。“林伟祥表示，许多囚犯对国际象棋表现出浓厚兴趣，并积极申请参与计划，然而，由于人数限制，最多只能容纳约30人。他说，狱所目前有31名囚犯活跃参与该计划，而计划启动以来，已吸引了58名囚犯参与。前嗜毒者：国际象棋能改善思维和记忆能力因长期使用毒品而入狱的丰（译自Feng）是参与该计划的囚犯之一。他表示，国际象棋改善了他的思维和记忆能力。“我在外面因为长期使用毒品，思维能力会比较欠佳，记忆力也不是很好。国际象棋步伐比较多，需要你的大脑想不同的可能性，所以自从玩国际象棋，我发现到我的思维能力有进步，记忆力也有增强。”他还提到，作为一个内向安静的人，国际象棋给了他与他人交朋友的机会。丰的积极表现，使他被提名为象棋指导员，负责行政和主持囚犯的象棋分享会。
F | 出狱后，丰更是计划继续参与社区的国际象棋活动。“我家附近的联络所有棋社，我出去后会去参加。
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