death penalty

Robert Roberson Is Facing Execution on Oct. 16 in a Case Where No Crime Occurred. Here’s How You Can Help Save His Life.

Robert Roberson Is Facing Execution on Oct. 16 in a Case Where No Crime Occurred. Here’s How You Can Help Save His Life.

Texas is seeking to execute Mr. Roberson even though leading medical experts say he was wrongly convicted under outdated science.

10.02.25 by Alyxaundria Sanford

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

Texas is seeking to execute Mr. Roberson even though leading medical experts say he was wrongly convicted under outdated science.

10.02.25 by Alyxaundria Sanford

An Autistic Man Faces Execution: Misdiagnosis, Misjudgment, and a Life on the Line

An Autistic Man Faces Execution: Misdiagnosis, Misjudgment, and a Life on the Line

Robert Roberson, diagnosed with autism after his conviction, faces execution on Oct. 16 due to misjudgments about his demeanor during his daughter’s medical crisis.

08.14.25 by Alyxaundria Sanford

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

Robert Roberson, diagnosed with autism after his conviction, faces execution on Oct. 16 due to misjudgments about his demeanor during his daughter’s medical crisis.

08.14.25 by Alyxaundria Sanford

Robert Roberson Asks CCA to Stay His Oct. 16 Execution and Grant Oral Argument While Considering New Evidence Proving His Innocence in Wrongful 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' Conviction

Robert Roberson Asks CCA to Stay His Oct. 16 Execution and Grant Oral Argument While Considering New Evidence Proving His Innocence in Wrongful 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' Conviction

Attorneys for Robert Roberson, an innocent man facing execution on October 16, 2025, in Texas for a crime that never occurred.

07.24.25 by Innocence Staff

Robert Roberson visited with Texas state legislators on Sept. 27, 2024 in Livingston. (Photo courtesy of Rep. John Bucy III)

Attorneys for Robert Roberson, an innocent man facing execution on October 16, 2025, in Texas for a crime that never occurred.

07.24.25 by Innocence Staff

Hearing Wednesday On AG’s Request To Set Execution For Robert Roberson Despite Overwhelming Evidence Of His Innocence In 'Shaken Baby' Case

Hearing Wednesday On AG’s Request To Set Execution For Robert Roberson Despite Overwhelming Evidence Of His Innocence In 'Shaken Baby' Case

Mr. Roberson is an innocent father who has spent over 20 years on death row in Texas for a crime that never occurred.

Urgent 07.15.25 by Innocence Staff

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

Mr. Roberson is an innocent father who has spent over 20 years on death row in Texas for a crime that never occurred.

Urgent 07.15.25 by Innocence Staff

Trial Judge Recognizes Melissa Lucio’s Innocence — 8 Facts You Need to Know 

Trial Judge Recognizes Melissa Lucio’s Innocence — 8 Facts You Need to Know 

After 17 years on death row, new findings affirm Melissa Lucio’s innocence.

04.09.25 by Innocence Staff

Melissa Lucio at the Mountain View Unit in Gatesville, Texas. (Image: Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Innocence Project)

After 17 years on death row, new findings affirm Melissa Lucio’s innocence.

04.09.25 by Innocence Staff

‘Grounds for Innocence’: A Black History Month Collaboration With Bongo Java Roasting Co.

‘Grounds for Innocence’: A Black History Month Collaboration With Bongo Java Roasting Co.

The Innocence Project, Tennessee Innocence Project, and Nashville’s oldest coffee company, Bongo Java, unite to support the innocence movement.

02.18.25 by Alyxaundria Sanford

The Grounds for Innocence coffee blend, created in partnership with Bongo Java, the Innocence Project, and the Tennessee Innocence Project, features a label designed by Lo Harris. The artwork, inspired by the Tennessee Innocence Project’s logo, highlights a white dove—symbolizing hope and freedom for the wrongfully convicted. (Photo: Bongo Java Roasting Co.)

The Innocence Project, Tennessee Innocence Project, and Nashville’s oldest coffee company, Bongo Java, unite to support the innocence movement.

02.18.25 by Alyxaundria Sanford

We're Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize

We're Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize

No matter the politics of the moment, we doubled down on fairness, accuracy, reliability, and accountability in the administration of the criminal legal system. Today is no different.

02.11.25 by Christina Swarns

(Image: Connor Sovak/Innocence Project)

No matter the politics of the moment, we doubled down on fairness, accuracy, reliability, and accountability in the administration of the criminal legal system. Today is no different.

02.11.25 by Christina Swarns

Growing Chorus of Advocates and Innocence Organizations Call on President Biden to Commute All Federal Death Sentences

Growing Chorus of Advocates and Innocence Organizations Call on President Biden to Commute All Federal Death Sentences

Letters to President Biden released today say federal death penalty is a failed policy riddled with racial bias and other unfairness.

12.09.24 by Innocence Staff

U.S. President Joe Biden during the official G7 summit welcome ceremony at Castle Elmau in Kruen, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Sunday, June 26, 2022. The Group of Seven leading economic powers are meeting in Germany for their annual gathering Sunday through Tuesday. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Letters to President Biden released today say federal death penalty is a failed policy riddled with racial bias and other unfairness.

12.09.24 by Innocence Staff

Robert Roberson Will Not Be Executed in Texas Tonight

Robert Roberson Will Not Be Executed in Texas Tonight

The Texas Supreme Court has reinstated the temporary restraining order requested by the Texas lawmakers.  

10.18.24 by Innocence Staff

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

The Texas Supreme Court has reinstated the temporary restraining order requested by the Texas lawmakers.  

10.18.24 by Innocence Staff

The Injustice of Death Row: The Profound Tragedy of Marcellus Williams and the Fight to Save Robert Roberson

The Injustice of Death Row: The Profound Tragedy of Marcellus Williams and the Fight to Save Robert Roberson

From the wrongful execution of Marcellus Williams to the looming threat over Robert Roberson, systemic biases and failures are sending innocent people to death row.

10.09.24 by Alyxaundria Sanford

The Injustice of Death Row: The Profound Tragedy of Marcellus Williams and the Fight to Save Robert Roberson

From the wrongful execution of Marcellus Williams to the looming threat over Robert Roberson, systemic biases and failures are sending innocent people to death row.

10.09.24 by Alyxaundria Sanford

Robert Roberson Asks Texas Court to Stay Oct. 17 Execution and Reconsider Innocence Claim Based on New Scientific Evidence

Robert Roberson Asks Texas Court to Stay Oct. 17 Execution and Reconsider Innocence Claim Based on New Scientific Evidence

86 Bipartisan Texas Legislators Support Roberson’s Innocence and Urge Application of Texas “Junk Science” Law to His Case

10.07.24 by Innocence Staff

Robert Roberson visited with Texas state legislators on Sept. 27, 2024 in Livingston. (Photo courtesy of Rep. John Bucy III)

86 Bipartisan Texas Legislators Support Roberson’s Innocence and Urge Application of Texas “Junk Science” Law to His Case

10.07.24 by Innocence Staff

Robert Roberson’s Attorneys File Motion to Remove Judge From Case and Vacate Execution

Robert Roberson’s Attorneys File Motion to Remove Judge From Case and Vacate Execution

The attorneys cite the invalid assignment of retired judge Deborah Oakes Evans to his case and circumstances that create an appearance that she is biased.

09.25.24 by Innocence Staff

Robert Roberson’s Attorneys File Motion to Remove Judge From Case and Vacate Execution

The attorneys cite the invalid assignment of retired judge Deborah Oakes Evans to his case and circumstances that create an appearance that she is biased.

09.25.24 by Innocence Staff

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