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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

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

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

Sandra Hemme Is Exonerated After 44-Year Battle to Prove Her Innocence

Sandra Hemme Is Exonerated After 44-Year Battle to Prove Her Innocence

Ms. Hemme was the longest-known wrongly incarcerated woman in American history.

12.06.24 By Innocence Staff

Sandra Hemme

Ms. Hemme was the longest-known wrongly incarcerated woman in American history.

12.06.24 | By Innocence Staff

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