Jay Chapman, inventor of lethal injection, reexamines his views on the death penalty
Posted on‘It’s problematic’: inventor of US lethal injection reveals death penalty doubts By Ed Pilkington, April 29th 2015 Dr Jay Chapman, the pathologist who invented the lethal injection that has… Read More >
Read More...Cleveland Exonoree files lawsuit against city and former police officers
Posted onRicky Jackson files civil rights lawsuit for his wrongful imprisonment By Eric Heisig, May 19th 2015 CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ricky Jackson, a Cleveland man who spent 39 years behind… Read More >
Read More...Adnan Sayed granted opportunity to re-open case
Posted onCourt Grants Adnan Syed, Profiled in ‘Serial’ Podcast, New Opportunity in Case BY MICHELE RICHINICK 5/18/15 A Maryland appeals court will allow Adnan Syed, the subject of last year’s highly popular Serial podcast,… Read More >
Read More...Kia Stewart’s conviction overturned after 10 years in prison
Posted onAngola lifer has conviction overturned, charges dropped for pre-Hurricane Katrina killing By Helen Freund, April 13th 2015 A man convicted on murder charges in a pre-Hurricane Katrina killing… Read More >
Read More...Wisconsin Innocence Project begins a new trial on a 20 year old case
Posted onRacine man seeks new trial in ’95 attempted rape By Kristen Zambo, January 21st 2015 RACINE – Sitting on the witness stand facing the man convicted of trying to… Read More >
Read More...The Mississippi Innocence Project collaborates with Isabelle Armand for Wrongful Conviction Awareness Project
Posted onThe Mississippi Innocence Project and talented photographer Isabelle Armand are excited to share that our upcoming photo awareness project, which will include a book published by powerHouse Books, is almost complete… Read More >
Read More...New York Times reports on a $25 million dollar settlement for a Wrongful Conviction
Posted onAfter 26 Years in Prison, Settling a Wrongful Conviction By Joseph Berger, January 12th 2015 Dewey Bozella was once the light-heavyweight boxing champion of Sing Sing, a distinction he won… Read More >
Read More...The Innocence Project pairs up with Exoneree, Ryan Ferguson
Posted onRyan Ferguson was exonerated in Missouri in 2013. His first book, “Stronger, Faster, Smarter”, will be released next month. He will be donating $1 dollar to the Innocence Network for… Read More >
Read More...Huffington Post mourns the loss of Jane Raley, Innocence Advocate
Posted onRemembering Jane Raley, Advocate for the Innocent By Jeanne Bishop, January 7th, 2015 She was the consummate professional, a criminal defense lawyer who was not afraid to cry with… Read More >
Read More...Rickey Wyatt becomes the 325th person cleared by DNA
Posted onThis week in innocence: Meet America’s 325th DNA exoneration By Radley Balko, December 23rd 2014 Via the Innocence Project: On the request of the District Attorney’s Office, a Dallas… Read More >
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