Innocence Project

BREAKING: President Biden commutes 37 federal death sentences, making history and preventing executions of innocent people. A bold step for justice, dignity, and redemption. #CommuteTheRow

“Please provide exonerees like me with justice and a clear path to move forward, recover and heal.” Oregon exonerees are fighting for Senate Bill 1007, which would provide a more efficient route to compensation and justice.

Kansas lawmakers, who are voting by Monday, should honor Pete Coones’s legacy by passing House Bill 2131 to protect other innocent Kansans from wrongful conviction. The bill would safeguard against the use of unreliable jailhouse informants. Send an email to your officials now: https://lnkd.in/eVJwfKY5

In Massachusetts, detectives are allowed to pressure people into false confessions and wrongful convictions by lying in interrogations. A new bill seeks to change that.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed changes to NY’s evidence sharing laws that will set us back decades. We can’t go back to the “Blindfold Era” of coerced pleas, prolonged pretrial incarceration, & wrongful convictions. #ProtectKaliefsLaw. Urge your lawmakers to protect discovery reform now:

LaDonna Crutchfield was at home with her kids when police wrongfully arrested her for attempted murder. Now, she’s suing police for faulty use of facial recognition technology — a significant & racially biased factor in incorrect suspect identification.

What is a year of life behind bars worth for someone who didn’t commit a crime? In Wisconsin, among the least generous of states that compensate for wrongful convictions, the answer is no more than $4,000.

Big News: The Innocence Project is joining forces with NYU Law School! “This is an incredibly powerful partnership — the Innocence Project is one of the most transformative criminal legal reform organizations in the country, and NYU is a pioneer in the field of public interest law that draws the nation’s best and brightest students and scholars,” said Christina Swarns, executive director of the Innocence Project. “Our staff and clients will benefit enormously from NYU’s energy and experience.” Read all about it! https://lnkd.in/exW_7p2P

In Missouri, the wrongfully convicted are given virtually no possibility of appeal — even with new evidence of their innocence. A new bipartisan bill clears a path for people to prove their innocence in court.

When it comes to wrongful conviction, women face unique challenges both as directly impacted individuals and as the people who shoulder much of the financial and caretaking burden when loved ones are incarcerated. Read more this #WomensHistoryMonth: