Idaho Innocence Project

Idaho Just Passed a Law to Compensate the Innocent

Idaho Just Passed a Law to Compensate the Innocent

Idaho will now compensate $62,000 for each year of wrongful imprisonment.

03.05.21 by Innocence Staff

Idaho Governor Brad Little, with Christopher Tapp and Senator Doug Ricks, after signing SB 1027 into law. (Image: Office of Idaho Gov. Brad Little)

Idaho will now compensate $62,000 for each year of wrongful imprisonment.

03.05.21 by Innocence Staff

DNA Testing Identifies Actual Perpetrator in 1996 Idaho Falls Rape and Murder, Confirming Christopher Tapp’s Innocence

DNA Testing Identifies Actual Perpetrator in 1996 Idaho Falls Rape and Murder, Confirming Christopher Tapp’s Innocence

07.17.19 by Innocence Staff

Christopher Tapp hugging his lawyer John K. Thomas - Post Conviction Relief Proceedings on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. (Image: Otto Kitsinger/AP Images for The Innocence Project)

07.17.19 by Innocence Staff