Topic: Stories

12 Inspiring Photos of Mothers Who Have Fought Wrongful Conviction and Never Given Up

12 Inspiring Photos of Mothers Who Have Fought Wrongful Conviction and Never Given Up

This Mother's Day, we're celebrating the women who have taken a stand against wrongful conviction through powerful photos.

05.12.23 by Dani Selby

DNA and Wrongful Conviction: Five Facts You Should Know

DNA and Wrongful Conviction: Five Facts You Should Know

DNA has helped exonerate hundreds of people.

04.25.23 by Daniele Selby

How to Write a Letter to an Incarcerated Person

How to Write a Letter to an Incarcerated Person

On National Card and Letter Writing Month, here’s how you can send a letter to someone who is incarcerated.

04.21.23 by Meghan Nguyen

More Than Advocates: How the Innocence Project’s Social Work Team Supports Exonerees Reclaiming Their Autonomy

More Than Advocates: How the Innocence Project’s Social Work Team Supports Exonerees Reclaiming Their Autonomy

The team helps with everything from housing and health care to mental health and emotional support.

03.29.23 by Meghan Nguyen

9 Women Who’ve Made History in the Legal System

9 Women Who’ve Made History in the Legal System

From the first woman to practice law in the U.S. to the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

03.22.23 by Meghan Nguyen

Watch, Learn, Listen: 15 Documentaries, Podcasts, and Series to Tune Into This Black History Month

Watch, Learn, Listen: 15 Documentaries, Podcasts, and Series to Tune Into This Black History Month

These powerful films, series, and podcasts cover a range of perspectives on what it means to be Black in America.

02.15.23 by Innocence Staff

In Memoriam: Innocence Project Founding Board Member and Exoneree Calvin Johnson

In Memoriam: Innocence Project Founding Board Member and Exoneree Calvin Johnson

The Innocence Project mourns the passing of Mr. Johnson, who played a critical role in guiding the organization's work.

01.25.23 by Innocence Staff

How Discovery Channel’s ‘MythBusters’ Helped a Wrongly Convicted Man Prove His Innocence

How Discovery Channel’s ‘MythBusters’ Helped a Wrongly Convicted Man Prove His Innocence

John Galvan was arrested at 18 and spent 35 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

10.05.22 by Daniele Selby

When No One Would Listen, This Exoneree Spoke Through Hip Hop

When No One Would Listen, This Exoneree Spoke Through Hip Hop

Huwe Burton was wrongly incarcerated, and as a teen from the Bronx, turned to music to express himself.

Special Feature 02.23.22 by Daniele Selby

Creating Was His ‘Spiritual Food’ Through 30 Years of Wrongful Conviction

Creating Was His ‘Spiritual Food’ Through 30 Years of Wrongful Conviction

Special Feature 02.16.22 by Daniele Selby

'The Dungeon Was the Last Place I Wanted to Go': An Exoneree's Story of Survival at Angola Prison

'The Dungeon Was the Last Place I Wanted to Go': An Exoneree's Story of Survival at Angola Prison

Henry James was a young father with two babies when he was wrongly convicted and sentenced to life in prison.

Special Feature 09.17.21 by Daniele Selby

How a Wrongly Incarcerated Person Became the 'Most Brilliant Legal Mind' in 'America's Bloodiest Prison'

How a Wrongly Incarcerated Person Became the 'Most Brilliant Legal Mind' in 'America's Bloodiest Prison'

Calvin Duncan spent 28.5 years at Angola, a slave-plantation-turned-prison, for a crime he didn't commit. Now, he's becoming a lawyer.

Special Feature 09.17.21 by Daniele Selby