Have you or a loved one been directly impacted by #wrongfulconviction? Join Life After Justice in New York next week for an in-person gathering to complete the National Amplification Campaign Survey. Participants will receive a $50 honorarium.

Jimmie “Chris” Duncan spent nearly 30 years on Louisiana’s death row for a murder that he didn’t commit. He was wrongfully convicted based on discredited bite mark analysis and grossly unreliable “expert” testimony from a disgraced forensic pathologist. nbcnews.to/4cbP2ST

Video of discredited bite mark evidence helps free Jimmie ‘Chris’ Duncan from death row

Louisiana’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of Jimmie "Chris" Duncan’s “factual innocence” after he spent nearly three decades on death row. In this exclusive investigation, NBC News’ Dan Slepian obtaine...

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court just gave the state attorney general the power to intervene and review any attempts by Philadelphia district attorney’s office to overturn #wrongfulconvictions. bit.ly/44V14ft

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court just made wrongful convictions harder to fix. | Opinion

If our criminal legal system is truly just, one should not fear looking back to make sure the right person has been held accountable, writes Zane David Memeger.

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Hear our terrific chief communications officer, Fiona Guthrie, talk about her unusual journey from broadcast journalism to death row campaigns and how it all comes down to strategic storytelling. https://bit.ly/4fvloJj

Fiona Guthrie of the Innocence Project on Using Story to Fight for the Wrongfully Convicted - Let's Hear It Podcast!

Fiona Guthrie spent decades reporting stories as a broadcast journalist and later served as Director of Story at the Ford Foundation. Now, she’s using storytelling to help free people who are wrongful...

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Last month, New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed a bill that would have enabled wrongly convicted people to seek a new trial if new evidence is discovered after the state’s strict three-year deadline. bit.ly/4htvI78

Opinion: Ayotte just ensured innocent people will remain behind bars in New Hampshire - Concord Monitor

New Hampshire Governor vetoes bill allowing wrongfully convicted to seek new trials with new evidence. Legislature urged to override veto.

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New Hampshire has a restrictive 3-year deadline on requests for new trials. This means that if new evidence is discovered, or a confession proves someone’s innocence—they’re out of luck.

Support New Hampshire House Bill 1422 to Identify and Reveal Wrongful Convictions - Innocence Project

There should never be a hard deadline when it comes to filing a motion to prove innocence. Sign our petition to support HB 1422.

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BREAKING: Louisiana’s Supreme Court affirms lower court’s decision vacating Jimmie “Chris” Duncan’s #wrongfulconviction. Chris spent 27 years on Louisiana’s death row for a murder he did not commit. bit.ly/4vwnQWG

Attorney Statement: Louisiana Supreme Court Affirms Lower Court’s Ruling Vacating Conviction of Jimmie “Chris” Duncan - Innocence Project

Robert Roberson’s execution is scheduled for Oct. 17 despite overwhelming evidence of his innocence and widespread, bipartisan support for clemency.

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DNA can provide some of the best evidence of innocence, yet Delaware is one of just six states in the country that does not have an evidence preservation law —posing incredible challenges to wrongfully convicted people to prove their innocence. Help us change that today. https://bit.ly/4rb7NLk

Advocate for a Robust Evidence Preservation Law in Delaware - Innocence Project

The First State is one of the last without a statute, leaving the wrongfully convicted with huge challenges in proving their innocence.

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Anna Vasquez, of Innocence Project of Texas and head of the Innocence Network board, spent 15 years wrongfully imprisoned after homophobia fueled a wrongful conviction against her and three friends. They are known as the San Antonio Four.

'We were made out to be these horrible monsters': How Homophobia Led to the Wrongful Conviction of Four Texas Women - Innocence Project

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Did you catch John Grisham on NBC’s “Great Americans”? John has used his platform to advocate for the innocent and to bring critical reform in the criminal legal system as an Innocence Project Board Member and Ambassador, and we were so proud to see him featured! https://nbcnews.to/4vGXUYd

Great Americans: A conversation with John Grisham

Tom Llamas sits down with the king of the legal thriller, John Grisham. John discusses his books that have turned into major motion pictures, his path from being a small town attorney to one of Americ...

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⏱️ The Innocence Project’s limited-edition 32nd anniversary collection, featuring art by Dwight White, is now 30% off! Join our fight to free the innocent, and visit our online store to get your merch while supplies last. Discounts will automatically be applied at checkout. https://bit.ly/4dSvkgr

New York makes it impossible for innocent people to prove their innocence without DNA evidence. Help us change that before time runs out. Take action here: innocenceproject.org/petitions/ne...

New York Must Pass the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act - Innocence Project

Time is running out. Urge Speaker Heastie to bring the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act to the Assembly floor before session ends.

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New York law makes it nearly impossible for innocent people who plead guilty and don’t have the benefit of DNA evidence to go back to court and prove their innocence. Urge Speaker Carl Heastie to bring the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act (A.7422-C) to the Assembly today. bit.ly/42qOYao

Jimmy Genrich has been wrongfully incarcerated for 34 years and has always maintained his innocence. His homicide convictions — based on discredited toolmark analysis — were vacated in April, but he is incarcerated for lesser charges based on the same discredited evidence. https://bit.ly/4tvM2Xm

8 Facts About James Genrich’s Case You Need to Know - Innocence Project

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New York law makes it nearly impossible for innocent people who plead guilty and don’t have the benefit of DNA evidence to go back to court and prove their innocence. Urge Speaker Carl Heastie to bring the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act (A.7422-C) to the Assembly today. bit.ly/42qOYao

New York Must Pass the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act - Innocence Project

Time is running out. Urge Speaker Heastie to bring the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act to the Assembly floor before session ends.

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New Hampshire residents have a 3-year deadline to request a new trial, an arbitrary time limit that prevents people from proving their innocence. HB1422 aims to overturn this rule, and now sits on Gov. Ayotte’s desk as the last step toward approval.@newenglandinnocence.org https://bit.ly/4a5I00Y

Reps. Bob Lynn & Tom Mannion: When the system gets it wrong, justice demands a second look

The Legislature, after years of study and deliberation, has placed a bill on Governor Kelly Ayotte’s desk that would create an exception to the three-year deadline on requests for a

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We are thrilled to have been selected in the audio/podcast category by the Tribeca X Awards for powerful recorded conversation between exoneree Huwe Burton and his friend and musical collaborator, Brian “Saigon” Carenard, who he met during his 19 years of wrongful incarceration.

Huwe Burton's Story | StoryCorps Animation

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A Philadelphia judge vacated the #wrongfulconvictions of Jermal Shuler, Marc Brittingham, and Rasheed Turner on Tuesday afternoon. They spent 28 years in prison for a murder they did not commit based on the testimony of a single unreliable eyewitness and flawed forensic testimony.

They served nearly three decades in prison for murder. Today, a Philadelphia judge overturned their convictions.

Marc Brittingham, Rasheed Smith, and Jermal Shuler will be set free after their convictions in the 1997 stabbing death of Essie Mae Thomas were overturned.

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Earlier this week, a Philadelphia judge dismissed the #wrongfulconvictions of three men who spent nearly three decades in prison for a crime they did not commit. Jermal Shuler, Marc Brittingham, and Rasheed Turner were wrongfully convicted for a 1997 murder based on flawed forensic testimony.

3 men exonerated after judge overturns 1997 murder convictions; 2 released and reunited with family

Three men are being released from prison after a judge overturned their convictions for the 1997 murder of 73-year-old Essie May Thomas.

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Time’s running out to win tickets to see Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson in “The Fear of 13” on Broadway! Our sweepstakes closes on Monday, June 1. bit.ly/4wNH3UO

Exciting news! We won a #TellyAward.. Our short film, “What I Didn’t Know” won Gold in the social video category. The film takes a look at the challenges of life after wrongful conviction and incarceration — and the strength it takes to heal and rebuild. Watch: https://bit.ly/4fN0VRT

Exciting news! We won a #TellyAward! We won Silver in the online-social impact category for “Stories of Freedom: A Community Archive of Freed and Exonerated Voices,” published in partnership with the Mellon Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and StoryCorps Studios. https://bit.ly/40H24lq

From crime survivor Jennifer Thompson @washingtonpost.com on “hypnotized witness” #CharlesFlores TX death penalty case. #SCOTUS “has the power to intervene & ensure an innocent man is not executed based on an unreliable identification.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Police hypnotized a witness. Now a Texas man faces death.

My honest error once sent a man to prison. Now I’m fighting to save another innocent man.

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New in @nature.com on the science of wrongful eyewitness identification and false memories featuring the “hypnotized witness” innocence case of #CharlesFlores: Memory on trial: the new science of when to trust eyewitness testimony www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Memory on trial: the new science of when to trust eyewitness testimony

Innocent people are frequently convicted of crimes on the basis of a witness’s false memories. Emerging science poses a surprising solution.

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JUST IN: A Philadelphia judge vacated the #wrongfulconvictions of Jermal Shuler, Marc Brittingham, and Rasheed Smith in a 1997 murder. The convictions were based on flawed forensic testimony and the unreliable testimony of a single eyewitness. Read more: innocenceproject.org/news/philade...

A titan of the civil rights movement, Dr. Clarence B. Jones, has died at 95. Dr. Jones was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s attorney, advisor, and draft speechwriter. bit.ly/4frL7nJ

Innocence Project Wins Clarence B. Jones Impact Award for Digital Advocacy Campaign to Stop Pervis Payne’s Execution - Innocence Project

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@nbcnews.com investigates the hypnotized witness case of #CharlesFlores. TX banned hypnosis in criminal cases but it was used to send Charles Flores to death row despite his innocence. Watch here: www.nbcnews.com/video/testim...

Texas banned hypnosis in criminal cases but a man on death row says it helped convict him

Charles Flores sits on death row in Texas, convicted with the help of testimony from a witness that had been hypnotized in the days after her murder. Since then, Texas banned hypnosis in criminal inve...

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In July 2025, Brian Boles was exonerated after spending 30 years wrongfully imprisoned. Now, he says the most important part of his day is: “Reminding myself that I am free.” In this deeply personal video, Brian reflects on how he is reclaiming life post-release. #wrongfulconviction bit.ly/4feCmgs

Reclaiming Life: Brian Boles

Description: In this deeply personal video, Brian Boles -- exonerated in July of 2025, after 30 years of wrongful conviction -- talks about the most important ...

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What happens when an innocent person is freed from prison after losing years of their lives? Exonerees Leonard Mack and Ron Jacobsen reflect on their relationships with Innocence Project social workers, and how they helped them navigate their transition to freedom. Watch now: https://bit.ly/3PfNSh8

Rebuilding Life After Exoneration

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New Hampshire has a restrictive three-year deadline on requests for new trials. This means that if new evidence is discovered or a confession proves someone’s innocence — they’re out of luck. Help us urge Gov. Kelly Ayotte to pass HB 1422: https://bit.ly/46lIu1c @newenglandinnocence.org

Just In: Great news for #RichardGlossip who was just granted bond after 29 years in prison—including nearly being executed three times—for a crime he did not commit.

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ATTY STMT: Judge grants #RichardGlossip bond:“For the first time in 29 years of being incarcerated for a crime he did not commit…Mr. Glossip now has the chance to taste freedom while his defense team continues to pursue justice on his behalf…” More here: tinyurl.com/3hv8zbb6