Topic: Advocacy

Citing New Expert Reports And Other Evidence Supporting His Innocence, Robert Roberson Again Asks Texas Court of Criminal Appeals To Overturn His Wrongful “Shaken Baby” Conviction

Citing New Expert Reports And Other Evidence Supporting His Innocence, Robert Roberson Again Asks Texas Court of Criminal Appeals To Overturn His Wrongful “Shaken Baby” Conviction

Mr. Roberson asked the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) again to grant relief based on significant new evidence supporting his actual innocence.

Breaking news 02.19.25 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 asked the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) again to grant relief based on significant new evidence supporting his actual innocence.

Breaking news 02.19.25 by Innocence Staff

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 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)

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 by Innocence Staff

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

After nearly 40 years, Robert DuBoise, 59, accompanied by his attorney Susan Friedman, mother Myra and sister Harriett speaks at a press conference minutes after being released from Hardee Correctional Institute after compelling evidence that points to his innocence is presented with assistance of The Innocence Project on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020 in Bowling Green, Fla. The Innocence Project is a non-profit legal and policy organization that uses DNA and other scientific means to help wrongfully convicted people prove their innocence. (Casey Brooke Lawson/AP Images for The Innocence Project)

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

Chillicothe, MO — Sandra Hemme walks out of prison after 43 years. She is the longest-known wrongly incarcerated woman in the U.S. (Image: Courtesy of the Hemme legal team)

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

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

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

A mural of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Image: Fibonacci Blue/Flickr)

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

Kenny Karpov /Innocence Project

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 WITH FAMILY, VISITING HIM AT HOLMAN PRISON Photo courtesy of Family of Toforest Johnson

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

Toforest Johnson (Courtesy of the family of Toforest Johnson)

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

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

Dawn Mitchell of Legal Aid, Dr. Yusef Salaam, and Rep. Zellnor Myrie on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019 in New York. (Larry Busacca/AP Images for the Innocence Project)

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

Flashing lights on a police car. (Image: Michael Fortsch/Unsplash)

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

03.31.23 by Daniele Selby

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