Topic: Advocacy

Innocence Project Co-founders Urge President Biden to Commute the Federal Death Row

Innocence Project Co-founders Urge President Biden to Commute the Federal Death Row

In a letter to the president, Barry Scheck, Peter Neufeld and Jim McCloskey stress the unacceptable risk and irreversible injustice of executing an innocent person.

12.20.24

Florida’s Restrictive Compensation Law Fails the Innocent People for Whom It Was Intended

Florida’s Restrictive Compensation Law Fails the Innocent People for Whom It Was Intended

Only five exonerees have received compensation under the statute since it became law 16 years ago.

08.27.24 by Katherine Jeng

Sandra Hemme Is Finally Free After 43 Years

Sandra Hemme Is Finally Free After 43 Years

Read the statement from Ms. Hemme’s legal team.

07.19.24 by Katherine Jeng

How You Can Help a Loving Father Sentenced to Death in Texas for a Crime That Never Occurred 

How You Can Help a Loving Father Sentenced to Death in Texas for a Crime That Never Occurred 

Robert Roberson could be the first person executed in the U.S. based on the debunked “shaken baby syndrome” hypothesis.

05.29.24 by Alyxaundria Sanford

What You Need to Know About Qualified Immunity and How It Shields Those Responsible for Wrongful Convictions

What You Need to Know About Qualified Immunity and How It Shields Those Responsible for Wrongful Convictions

The Innocence Project and partners push to end a law shielding government misconduct in New York.

Action 04.22.24 by Alicia Maule, Keli Young

I Wanted to Have Another Baby. 17 Years of Wrongful Conviction Made That Virtually Impossible.

I Wanted to Have Another Baby. 17 Years of Wrongful Conviction Made That Virtually Impossible.

At the age of 39, I wanted to have another baby but I soon realized that the lack of a comprehensive record of my health and quality care were major barriers in that pursuit.

Op-ed 04.05.24 by Kristine Bunch

Toforest Johnson Is Facing Execution After A Witness Was Paid To Testify Against Him. Here’s How You Can Help Him Get a New Trial.

Toforest Johnson Is Facing Execution After A Witness Was Paid To Testify Against Him. Here’s How You Can Help Him Get a New Trial.

Even though the prosecutor who put Mr. Johnson on death row is calling for a new trial, Alabama continues to seek his execution.

Urgent 03.29.24 by Alyxaundria Sanford

Toforest Johnson Has Spent More Than 25 Years on Alabama’s Death Row. Now The Prosecutor Who Put Him There Is Calling for a New Trial.

Toforest Johnson Has Spent More Than 25 Years on Alabama’s Death Row. Now The Prosecutor Who Put Him There Is Calling for a New Trial.

Mr. Johnson’s conviction relies on the word of a witness who was secretly paid for her testimony.

Urgent 03.29.24 by Alyxaundria Sanford

Meet Six Trailblazing Women Who Are Fighting Against Wrongful Conviction

Meet Six Trailblazing Women Who Are Fighting Against Wrongful Conviction

Behind the powerful work of the Innocence Project are incredible women who work relentlessly to restore justice for wrongly convicted people.

Women's History Month 03.25.24 by Alyxaundria Sanford

The Innocence Project Calls on Albany to Reject Proposed Changes to Pretrial Justice

The Innocence Project Calls on Albany to Reject Proposed Changes to Pretrial Justice

Punitive and discriminatory laws that result in over incarceration do not prevent crime and keep communities safe.

Campaign 04.03.23 by Innocence Staff

Why New Jersey Must End Police Secrecy Now

Why New Jersey Must End Police Secrecy Now

Najee Seabrooks’ death has prompted the state’s attorney general to take control of Paterson’s police department.

03.31.23 by Daniele Selby

New Colorado Law Makes It Easier for Wrongly Convicted People to Prove Innocence Using DNA Evidence

New Colorado Law Makes It Easier for Wrongly Convicted People to Prove Innocence Using DNA Evidence

03.10.23 by Innocence Staff