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Organizational News 02.01.24 by Innocence Staff

Renay Lynch Is Exonerated After Nearly 26 Years of Wrongful Conviction in Buffalo, New York

Renay Lynch Is Exonerated After Nearly 26 Years of Wrongful Conviction in Buffalo, New York

Ms. Lynch’s exoneration marks the 250th Innocence Project victory. New fingerprint evidence withheld by police points toward an alternate suspect.

01.05.24 by Innocence Staff

The Innocence Project Shares 11 Best Books of 2023

The Innocence Project Shares 11 Best Books of 2023

A list of powerful reads, both new and old, that will take your understanding of justice to the next level.

12.22.23 by Meghan Nguyen

Send a Joyful Holiday Message to Five Innocence Project Clients Fighting for Freedom

Send a Joyful Holiday Message to Five Innocence Project Clients Fighting for Freedom

Receiving letters of support is comforting and a reminder to the wrongfully convicted that people still care and will not stop fighting for them until they are freed.

Action 12.12.23 by Alicia Maule

The Innocence Project Withdraws Jimmie Duncan's Clemency Petition in Louisiana

The Innocence Project Withdraws Jimmie Duncan's Clemency Petition in Louisiana

The State has shown it is not taking the process of reviewing death row clemency petitions seriously, and Mr. Duncan has new, compelling evidence of innocence.

Breaking News 12.05.23 by Innocence Staff

Innocence Project’s Uplifting Moments from 2023

Innocence Project’s Uplifting Moments from 2023

The Innocence Project team helped exonerate nine people in 2023, from Hilo, Hawaii to Syracuse, New York.

Best of 2023 12.04.23 by Alicia Maule

Alondra Nelson, Acclaimed Scholar and Policy Advisor, Joins Innocence Project Board of Directors

Alondra Nelson, Acclaimed Scholar and Policy Advisor, Joins Innocence Project Board of Directors

Dr. Nelson is a leading social science researcher who previously served as the acting director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

12.01.23 by Innocence Staff

Jabar Walker Exonerated After 25 Years of Wrongful Conviction in Manhattan Double Homicide

Jabar Walker Exonerated After 25 Years of Wrongful Conviction in Manhattan Double Homicide

New evidence of Mr. Walker’s innocence revealed police from the notorious “Dirty 30” precinct pressured a witness to incriminate him.

Breaking News 11.27.23 by Innocence Staff

How Horticulturist And Exoneree Tyrone Day Has Transformed Dallas’ Food Deserts Into Thriving Community Gardens

How Horticulturist And Exoneree Tyrone Day Has Transformed Dallas’ Food Deserts Into Thriving Community Gardens

Mr. Day co-founded Restorative Farms to cultivate the next generation of urban farmers and provide fresh produce to the community.

11.20.23 by Alicia Maule

Watch: Huwe Burton Shares His Story

Watch: Huwe Burton Shares His Story

Watch 11.15.23 by Innocence Staff

Leonard Mack: A Veteran's Journey from Wrongful Conviction to Freedom

Leonard Mack: A Veteran's Journey from Wrongful Conviction to Freedom

“I’m an honorably discharged Vietnam veteran. I did what you asked me to do as a citizen, and this is the thanks that you give me?”

Veterans Day 11.10.23 by Meghan Nguyen

Remembering Christopher Tapp: Beloved Innocence Project Client — the First Person in the World to be Exonerated With Genetic Genealogy 

Remembering Christopher Tapp: Beloved Innocence Project Client — the First Person in the World to be Exonerated With Genetic Genealogy 

Mr. Tapp is remembered as a caring son, friend to many, and a tireless advocate on behalf of others wrongly convicted.

Breaking News 11.08.23 by Peter Neufeld, Vanessa Potkin