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August 20, 2008 : 218 EXONERATED

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Discredited medical examiner fired in Mississippi

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Did Texas execute an innocent man?

Cameron Todd Willingham (left, with his daughter Amber) was convicted of an arson murder in Texas and executed in 2004. Forensic evidence presented by prosecutors at his trial was faulty. The Innocence Project has called on Texas officials to investigate the case in order to prevent future injustice, and Friday a state commission agreed to launch an investigation.

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The Innocence Project works to exonerate the wrongfully convicted through postconviction DNA testing; and develop and implement reforms to prevent wrongful convictions.