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Jimmie “Chris” Duncan is Released After 27 Years on Louisiana’s Death Row 

Jimmie “Chris” Duncan is Released After 27 Years on Louisiana’s Death Row 

Mr. Duncan was wrongfully convicted of a crime that never occurred based on now discredited bite mark and forensic pathology testimony from notorious “experts” Michael West and Steven Hayne.

Breaking 11.26.25 by Innocence Staff

Image: Jamal Barnes for the Innocence Project

Mr. Duncan was wrongfully convicted of a crime that never occurred based on now discredited bite mark and forensic pathology testimony from notorious “experts” Michael West and Steven Hayne.

Breaking 11.26.25 by Innocence Staff

'The Dungeon Was the Last Place I Wanted to Go': An Exoneree's Story of Survival at Angola Prison

'The Dungeon Was the Last Place I Wanted to Go': An Exoneree's Story of Survival at Angola Prison

Henry James was a young father with two babies when he was wrongly convicted and sentenced to life in prison.

Special Feature 09.17.21 by Daniele Selby

Henry James, who was exonerated from a rape conviction for which he served 30 years in prison, walks to speak to reporters after being released from the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, on Oct. 21, 2011. (Image: AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Henry James was a young father with two babies when he was wrongly convicted and sentenced to life in prison.

Special Feature 09.17.21 by Daniele Selby

6 Powerful Photos of Darrill Henry’s Release After 15 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment

6 Powerful Photos of Darrill Henry’s Release After 15 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment

These photos capture a moment 15 years in the making.

05.08.20 by Daniele Selby

Darrill Henry poses with his son, Darrill Jr., after his release on May 7, 2020. (Image: David S. White/Innocence Project)

These photos capture a moment 15 years in the making.

05.08.20 by Daniele Selby

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