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

During his incarceration, exoneree Perry Lott leaned heavily on his faith and art to get through his toughest times. In this emotional interview, he recalls the trauma he experienced and how he has chosen to, as he puts it, “rise above it.” Watch the full interview series: https://lnkd.in/eQmfBCxm

Last week, Tennessee Innocence Project and Innocence Project client Scott Minton was finally exonerated after more than 30 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Donate now to help Scott rebuild his life: https://lnkd.in/eD_VGu3k

“[The death penalty] continues to be imposed disproportionately on people of color and dependent largely on geography. The arbitrariness of capital punishment and the persistent problem of wrongful convictions should compel Texans to abandon the death penalty altogether,” the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty concludes in its year-end review:

#RobertRoberson is on death row and was nearly executed after his daughter died from ‘shaken baby syndrome’. Suzanne Johnson was convicted of the same crime — but granted clemency. Read more:

Blind Injustice, an inspiring new 90-minute opera, follows the Ohio Innocence Project’s efforts to overturn the convictions of six people who were wrongly convicted. NYC– save 10% on select seats now with code BLIND10: https://lnkd.in/esdJZSUr

Hours before he was scheduled to become the first person in the country to be executed on the basis of the debunked "shaken baby syndrome," #RobertRoberson was granted an unprecedented reprieve when a state House committee subpoenaed him to testify.

BREAKING: Tennessee Innocence Project and our client Scott Minton has been exonerated in Tennessee after more than three decades of wrongful conviction. No physical evidence ever connected him to the crime. In Dec. 2024, his conviction was vacated based on new scientific evidence in eyewitness identification and false confession practices, and he was released. “I have always said I am innocent, and today my story has finally been heard,” said Scott. “I am excited to finally move forward with my life as a free man."

National support for the death penalty, which carries the threat of executing innocent people, has dwindled to its lowest since 1972. Less than half of Gen Z and Millennial adults support the death penalty, according to an October Gallup poll.

In a series of candid sit-down interviews, five recently exonerated people reflect on what living free has meant to them. Watch the full series: https://lnkd.in/eQmfBCxm