Case after case has exposed the continued unreliability of our capital punishment system, writes Innocence Project Executive ...

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is found in almost every human cell and holds a distinct genetic code that acts as the body’s blueprint. It carries the instructions for the development, functioning, and ...

Wrongful convictions are often defined by numbers: the number of lives upended, the number of years unjustly served, and the number of systemic failures that allowed such injustices to occur. Reduced ...

(Dallas, TX — January 21, 2026) Today the Dallas County Commissioners Court declared Tommy Lee Walker innocent of the 1953 rape and murder of Venice Parker, for which he was wrongfully executed 70 ...

On Dec. 19, 2002, the Central Park Five became the Exonerated Five. In the years since, their story has inspired a raft of powerful productions and their activism has moved the needle in policy and ...

In May 2025, Judge Alvin Sharp of the 4th Judicial District in Ouachita Parish ruled that clear and convincing evidence proves Mr. Duncan is factually innocent in the alleged murder of Haley Oliveaux, ...

If Mr. Roberson’s execution is not stayed, he will be the first person executed in the United States for a conviction obtained using the now widely debunked “Shaken Baby Syndrome” hypothesis In the ...

Officers from the New York Police Department’s 30th Precinct investigated the shooting. Carlos Jimenez told officers that he saw the shooting while playing dominoes and that the shooter ran into the ...

Shortly after 4 a.m. on Jan. 6, 1990, a 21-year-old woman was kidnapped from a Golden Pantry convenience store in Covington, Georgia. The woman, who was identified as B.T., would later recount a ...

As 2024 comes to a close, we’ve curated a list of the year’s most powerful books that shed light on wrongful conviction, criminal legal reform, and the fight for fairer, more compassionate, and ...

Tonight, Missouri executed an innocent man. Our hearts are with the family and friends of Marcellus Williams and Felicia Gayle, who have suffered unimaginable loss and trauma. Mr. Williams’ story ...

Richmond, Virginia (June 21, 2024) — The Virginia Court of Appeals exonerated Marvin Grimm, Jr., 48 years after he was wrongly convicted of the murder and sexual assault of a young boy in Richmond.