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Marcellus Williams (Image courtesy of Marcellus' legal team).

12/19/23, Livingston, Texas: Robert Roberson photographed through plexiglass at TDCJ Polunsky Unit. Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Innocence Project

Robert Roberson, an Autistic Father Wrongfully Convicted and Sentenced to Death in Texas Based on the Debunked “Shaken Baby Syndrome” Hypothesis, Applies for Clemency to Stop his October 17th Scheduled Execution

Robert Roberson with his daughter Nikki before she passed away. (Image courtesy of the Roberson family)

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Missouri AG Asks Missouri Supreme Court to Block Hearing on DNA Evidence Proving Marcellus Williams’ Innocence

"Instead of trying to prevent the circuit court from considering the DNA evidence that exonerates Mr. Williams, the Attorney General should join us in this truth-seeking process in Mr. Williams’s case.”

Florida’s Restrictive Compensation Law Fails the Innocent People for Whom It Was Intended

Only five exonerees have received compensation under the statute since it became law 16 years ago.

After nearly 40 years, Robert DuBoise, 59, accompanied by his attorney Susan Friedman, mother Myra and sister Harriett speaks at a press conference minutes after being released from Hardee Correctional Institute after compelling evidence that points to his innocence is presented with assistance of The Innocence Project on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020 in Bowling Green, Fla. The Innocence Project is a non-profit legal and policy organization that uses DNA and other scientific means to help wrongfully convicted people prove their innocence. (Casey Brooke Lawson/AP Images for The Innocence Project)

Virginia Exonerates Marvin Grimm, Jr. in 1975 Murder Case After 45 Years of Wrongful Incarceration

Mr. Grimm served more years in prison than any client exonerated by the Innocence Project.

Marvin Grimm and his sisters (Image: Courtesy of Marvin Grimm)

Finding Independence: How This Kentucky Bill Can Transform the Lives of Exonerees Post-Release

Kentucky’s proposed compensation bill would open doors for exonerees Johnetta Carr and Michael VonAllmen, who collectively served 40 years in prison and on parole, to rebuild their lives.

Kentucky State Capitol (Image: OZinOH via flickr)

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