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For This Wrongly Convicted Man, Making Jewelry ‘Takes Away From the Hardness That Prison Created’

For This Wrongly Convicted Man, Making Jewelry ‘Takes Away From the Hardness That Prison Created’

Kenneth Hovland found solace in jewelry-making through his four decades of wrongful conviction.

07.12.23 by Meghan Nguyen

Charles McCrory Is an Innocent Man Incarcerated for Over 35 Years in Alabama — Here’s What You Need to Know

Charles McCrory Is an Innocent Man Incarcerated for Over 35 Years in Alabama — Here’s What You Need to Know

He’s been wrongly incarcerated because of a “bite mark” that forensic dentists agree is not a bite mark.

02.17.22 by Innocence Staff

Innocence Project Calls on Department of Justice to Retract Statement on PCAST Report

Innocence Project Calls on Department of Justice to Retract Statement on PCAST Report

We stand by the belief that justice benefits when research scientists work in partnership with forensic scientists.

02.19.21 by Innocence Staff

Eddie Lee Howard Is Exonerated After 26 Years on Mississippi Death Row

Eddie Lee Howard Is Exonerated After 26 Years on Mississippi Death Row

Post-conviction DNA tests and alibi witnesses clear Mr. Howard of capital conviction for 1992 Columbus murder.

01.11.21 by Innocence Staff

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Officially Exonerates Steven Mark Chaney

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Officially Exonerates Steven Mark Chaney

01.17.19 by Innocence Staff

“Actually Innocent”: Texas Court of Appeals Vacates Wrongful Conviction Based on False Bite Mark Testimony

“Actually Innocent”: Texas Court of Appeals Vacates Wrongful Conviction Based on False Bite Mark Testimony

12.19.18 by Innocence Staff

John Kunco Reflects on Fatherhood and Father's Day After Spending 28 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn't Commit

John Kunco Reflects on Fatherhood and Father's Day After Spending 28 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn't Commit

06.16.18 by Emma Zack

See These Emotional Photos of John Kunco's First Moments of Freedom in 28 Years!

See These Emotional Photos of John Kunco's First Moments of Freedom in 28 Years!

05.25.18 by Innocence Staff

Keith Harward Speaks Truth at National Forensics Conference

Keith Harward Speaks Truth at National Forensics Conference

02.15.17 by Innocence Staff

Bite Mark Evidence Used to Convict Pennsylvania Man of Rape Is Called into Question

Bite Mark Evidence Used to Convict Pennsylvania Man of Rape Is Called into Question

12.01.16 by Innocence Staff

Former Prosecutor Admits Steven Mark Chaney was Wrongfully Convicted

Former Prosecutor Admits Steven Mark Chaney was Wrongfully Convicted

08.25.16 by Innocence Staff

California Supreme Court Overturns Bill Richards Murder Conviction

California Supreme Court Overturns Bill Richards Murder Conviction

05.27.16 by Carlita Salazar