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The Innocence Network will give two new annual awards for the first time next year, and the group is accepting nominations now...
At a special hearing in the Texas Senate on Tuesday, new Forensic Science Commission chairman John Bradley will answer lawmakers' questions about the panel's ongoing work. He told Texas Lawyer that he plans to "recommend that the commission move forward and complete a report in the Willingham case...
Join us next week at the New York Society for Ethical Culture for a film screening and performance event with a portion of proceeds devoted to the work of the Innocence Project...
This week marks the third anniversary of Jeffrey Deskovic's exoneration in New York. Deskovic was just 16 years old when he was arrested for the murder of a classmate, a crime DNA now proves he didn't commit...
Two lawsuits being filed today in federal court allege that a Texas dog handler used unreliable methods to "justify police agencies' suspicions" and falsely accuse two men of crimes they didn't commit...
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments this morning in a case centered on wrongful convictions and the issue of whether prosecutors are protected by absolute immunity, even when their misconduct extends beyond the courtroom...
Dwayne Provience was set free today in Detroit after serving eight years in prison for a murder he has always said he didn't commit.Attorneys and law students at the Michigan Innocence Clinic investigated the case and found police reports, never disclosed to defense attorneys, showing that another...
A Florida man said today at a legislative hearing that he was coerced into testifying falsely against William Dillon 28 years ago, contributing to Dillon's wrongful conviction for a murder he didn't commit...
An op-ed in today's Fort Worth Star-Telegram from the stepmother of Cameron Todd Willingham calls for the state to continue seeking answers in the case of her stepson, who was executed in Texas in 2004 despite evidence of his innocence...
This week saw a New York prisoner freed on evidence of his innocence and charges dropped in a notorious Texas case while countless prisoners and advocates continue to fight on...
In a post this week on Reason Magazine's website, Radley Balko writes about the cases of people from Massachusetts to Florida to Mississippi convicted of crimes they didn't commit based in part on misconduct by prosecutors...
A Texas judge today dismissed murder charges against two men who served more than six years in prison for 1991 murders in Austin, Texas, they have long maintained they didn't commit...
Dewey Bozella was freed today in Poughkeepsie, New York, after spending 26 years in prison for a murder evidence now shows he didn't commit. Bozella was convicted in 1977 of the murder of a 92-year-old woman...
Visit CNN.com today to read and watch the second segment of Dean Cage and Jewel Mitchell's inspiring story of overcoming injustice. Cage, an Innocence Project client, served more than 12 years in Illinois prisons for a rape DNA proves he didn't commit...
A new report from Texas Tribune and Texas Weekly finds that Gov. Rick Perry's move last month to replace several members of the Texas Forensic Science Commission wasn't a standard practice, as Perry has claimed...
