In FY23, we helped to exonerate six clients. Read more in our annual report.
The Innocence Project team helped exonerate nine people in 2023, from Hilo, Hawaii to Syracuse, New York.
Best of 2023 12.04.23 by Alicia Maule
Watch 11.15.23 by Innocence Staff
Three Innocence Project staffers share their motivation for running the 2023 NYC marathon.
10.24.23 by Alicia Maule
New York is just one of just a handful of states that won’t allow people convicted of crimes to obtain post-conviction relief with non-DNA evidence of innocence.
Opinion 10.02.23 by Barry Scheck
“It’s overwhelming that today I am walking through the front door [of the courthouse] as a free man.”
Breaking News 09.07.23 by Alicia Maule
Unreliable witness identifications along with racial bias and tunnel vision led to Mr. Mack’s wrongful conviction, the longest to be vacated based on DNA evidence.
Breaking News 09.05.23 by Innocence Staff
Before he was exonerated in May, Norberto Peets was wrongly incarcerated for 26 years for a Bronx shooting he did not commit.
08.18.23 by Daniele Selby
An incentivized witness, a false confession, and hair microscopy – a problematic forensic technique – contributed to Mr. Lewis’ wrongful conviction.
Exoneration 08.10.23 by Innocence Staff
“His jury never heard powerful, readily available evidence showing that he was misidentified.”
05.09.23 by Innocence Staff
Punitive and discriminatory laws that result in over incarceration do not prevent crime and keep communities safe.
Campaign 04.03.23 by Innocence Staff
Mayor Adams’ plan is a stepback for justice
03.07.22 by Innocence Staff
New York law makes it nearly impossible for innocent people who pled guilty to get back into court without DNA.
02.24.22 by Innocence Staff
