July 4: Celebrating Freedom For The Wrongfully Incarcerated
Photos: University of Michigan\Facebook\Twitter In the following statement, Innocence Project exoneree Shabaka Shakur, from New York, shares some thoughts about…
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July 4: What Freedom Means For The Wrongly Incarcerated
Photos: Innocence Project\John Jay With July Fourth coming up, there’s likely going to be a lot of talk about freedom…
Texas Pastor: Melissa Lucio’s April 27th Execution Must Be Stopped
Photos: Innocence Project\Rep. Jeff Leach Texas Pastor Jesse Rincones is callling for a halt to the April 27 scheduled execution…
Clemency Petition Filed To Stop Texas From Executing Melissa Lucio
Photos: Innocence Project\Lucio Team On Tuesday, the Innocence Project took a big next step in the effort to save Melissa…
Malcolm X Assassination: FBI, NYPD Apparently Withheld Vital Evidence
Photos: Jeenah\Innocence Project\Wikimedia Commons In 1966, Muhammad A. Aziz (above, in white mask yesterday, in Manhattan court) and Khalil Islam…
Death Penalty: People of Color With Intellectual Disabilities Disproportionately
Photo: Pervis Payne Christina Swarns, executive director of the Innocence Project says the death penalty disproportionately harms people of color…
Innocence Project Exoneree Shot To Death in Chicago
Photo: Erin G. Wesley\Innocence Project We are heartbroken to share that Michael Saunders, age 42, was tragically shot and killed…
National Registry Of Exonerations Report: 25,000 Years Lost To Wrongful Convictions
Photo: Twitter June 14, 2021—The National Registry of Exonerations released a report today marking a dark milestone: as of June…
George Floyd: We Must Address False Concept of Police Exceptionalism that Created Derek Chauvin
Photo: YouTube\Twitter Tuesday’s verdict — convicting former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on all three charges against him for the…
Philly DA Candidate Vega Lying About Anthony Wright’s Wrongful Prosecution
Photo: Twitter The following statement is from the Innocence Project regarding Philadelphia ADA Carlos Vega (above) (a current candidate for…