As the innocence community mourns the loss of Curtis Flowers, his legacy reminds us that the fight for criminal and racial ...

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

This fall, the Innocence Project is revamping one of its popular programs to mark the American Bar Association’s Pro Bono Week from October 25-31. The week recognizes the importance of pro bono, or ...

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 ...

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, ...

On Nov. 13, 1980, the body of Patricia Jeschke was found in the bedroom of her apartment on the east side of St. Joseph, Missouri. Ms. Jeschke was a secretary at the St. Joseph Public Library, and her ...

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.

Growing up in Texas in the 1970s, I naively believed in the infallibility of the justice system. Television shows like Perry Mason, a show about a criminal defense attorney who successfully cleared ...

The high-profile police-involved deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in 2020 brought the legal doctrine of “qualified immunity” into mainstream conversations, sparking widespread protests and a ...

Robert Williams thought it was a prank call that his wife received saying he needed to turn himself in to the police. But when the Michigan resident pulled into his driveway, the Detroit police ...

On January 18, 2024, the Los Angeles Innocence Project filed motions seeking DNA testing and post-conviction discovery on behalf of its client, Scott Peterson. Any and all inquiries about Mr. Peterson ...