Topic: Special Features

‘Like a Family Reunion’: Reflections from the 2025 Innocence Network Conference in Seattle

‘Like a Family Reunion’: Reflections from the 2025 Innocence Network Conference in Seattle

Connection, creativity, and courage defined this year’s conference.

04.18.25 by Alyxaundria Sanford

Freed and exonerated community members celebrate at the 2025 Innocence Network Conference in Seattle. (Photo: Lyra Photography for Innocence Project)

Connection, creativity, and courage defined this year’s conference.

04.18.25 by Alyxaundria Sanford

From Shy Child to the Supreme Court: Innocence Project Executive Director Christina Swarns’ Rise in Justice Reform 

From Shy Child to the Supreme Court: Innocence Project Executive Director Christina Swarns’ Rise in Justice Reform 

Named one of America’s top lawyers, Ms. Swarns has spent decades challenging injustice. Here’s how she got there.

02.25.25 by Alyxaundria Sanford

{Photo: Connor Sovak/Innocence Project)

Named one of America’s top lawyers, Ms. Swarns has spent decades challenging injustice. Here’s how she got there.

02.25.25 by Alyxaundria Sanford

Celebrating 32 Years of the Innocence Project: A Collaboration with Artist Dwight White

Celebrating 32 Years of the Innocence Project: A Collaboration with Artist Dwight White

Proceeds from the new limited-edition merchandise line will support the Innocence Project’s efforts to free wrongfully convicted individuals and reform the criminal legal system.

08.22.24 by Alyxaundria Sanford

Celebrating 32 Years of the Innocence Project: A Collaboration with Artist Dwight White

Proceeds from the new limited-edition merchandise line will support the Innocence Project’s efforts to free wrongfully convicted individuals and reform the criminal legal system.

08.22.24 by Alyxaundria Sanford

Innocence Project’s Re-entry Coach and Exoneree Rodney Roberts Shares 6 Tips to Reduce Stress 

Innocence Project’s Re-entry Coach and Exoneree Rodney Roberts Shares 6 Tips to Reduce Stress 

Having spent 18 years behind bars for a crime I didn't commit, I know firsthand the toll a wrongful conviction can take on one’s mental well-being.

06.06.24 by Rodney Roberts

Innocence Project’s Re-entry Coach and Exoneree Rodney Roberts Shares 6 Tips to Reduce Stress 

Having spent 18 years behind bars for a crime I didn't commit, I know firsthand the toll a wrongful conviction can take on one’s mental well-being.

06.06.24 by Rodney Roberts

For Marcellus Williams, Who Was on Death Row for 24 Years, Poetry Was a Lifeline 

For Marcellus Williams, Who Was on Death Row for 24 Years, Poetry Was a Lifeline 

Some of his most meaningful pieces are the ones he wrote to support and remember others facing execution.

National Poetry Month 04.30.24 by Alyxaundria Sanford

Marcellus Williams. (Image: Courtesy of Marcellus Williams’ legal team)

Some of his most meaningful pieces are the ones he wrote to support and remember others facing execution.

National Poetry Month 04.30.24 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

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