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The Fierce Urgency of Now

The Fierce Urgency of Now

The current legal landscape requires us to be even more vigilant in advancing criminal and racial justice reform.

09.12.22 by Christina Swarns

This year, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down two alarming decisions that will make it more difficult for innocent people to prove their wrongful convictions while they are imprisoned. (Image: Claire Anderson / Unsplash)

The current legal landscape requires us to be even more vigilant in advancing criminal and racial justice reform.

09.12.22 by Christina Swarns

Voting Is a ‘Family Affair’ for This Exoneree

Voting Is a ‘Family Affair’ for This Exoneree

Wrongfully convicted and unable to vote for 18 years, Fernando Bermudez wants his kids to know their vote matters.

11.02.20 by Daniele Selby

Fernando Bermudez mails in his ballot for the 2020 General Election. (Image: Courtesy of Fernando Bermudez)

Wrongfully convicted and unable to vote for 18 years, Fernando Bermudez wants his kids to know their vote matters.

11.02.20 by Daniele Selby

Why This Exoneree and First-Time Voter Wants You to Get to the Polls

Why This Exoneree and First-Time Voter Wants You to Get to the Polls

“I want people to understand that this is serious.u0022

10.26.20 by Daniele Selby

Robert DuBoise, 59, was officially exonerated from all charges in the 1983 rape and murder of a young woman after serving nearly 37 years in prison on Sept. 14, 2020, in Tampa, Florida. (Image: Casey Brooke Lawson/The Innocence Project)

“I want people to understand that this is serious.u0022

10.26.20 by Daniele Selby

Election Day 2018: Carlos Sanchez Receives Voting Pardon and Will be Voting for the First Time in his Life

Election Day 2018: Carlos Sanchez Receives Voting Pardon and Will be Voting for the First Time in his Life

11.06.18 by Emma Zack

Carlos Sanchez, who spent 25 years in prison for a crime he and his attorneys maintain he did not commit, on the beach for the first time.

11.06.18 by Emma Zack

Election Day 2018: After 38 Years in Prison, Frederick Clay will be Voting for the First Time in his Life

Election Day 2018: After 38 Years in Prison, Frederick Clay will be Voting for the First Time in his Life

10.25.18 by Emma Zack

Frederick Clay at the 2018 March for Justice in Memphis, TN. Photo by Kristen Gondim.

10.25.18 by Emma Zack

Recent Exonerees Cast Their Vote for President

Recent Exonerees Cast Their Vote for President

11.08.16 by Ariana Costakes

Andre Hatchett.

11.08.16 by Ariana Costakes

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