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 ...

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(Bessemer, AL – Aug. 24, 2026) On June 19, 2026, a Jefferson County, Bessemer Division, judge vacated Ervin Harris’ conviction for a 1974 rape after finding that the evidence against Mr. Harris — a ...

On June 13, as Lux Bar and Grill bar erupted with cheers from Knicks fans decked out in blue and orange, owner Jabar Walker watched as two decades-long dreams were fulfilled. Just three years after ...

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 ...

(April 13, 2026 — Grand Junction, CO) Today, the 21st Judicial District Attorney’s Office dismissed the double murder charges against James “Jimmy” Genrich’s related to a series of pipe bombings that ...

(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 ...

That case, like Roberson’s, involved a conviction predicated on the now-debunked “Shaken Baby Syndrome” hypothesis, and the CCA granted relief to Roark based on its conclusion that the SBS ...

This month, Indiana took a pivotal step toward strengthening the integrity of its criminal legal system when Governor Mike Braun signed Senate Bill 141— the state’s first eyewitness identification ...

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 ...