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Virtual Accuracy & Justice Workshop Takes Place at Willamette University
On October 27th, Witness to Innocence Board Chair Kwame Ajamu, Board Secretary Herman Lindsey, and Executive Director Kirk Bloodsworth...


Ron Keine Speaks Virtually at American University
On October 27th, Death Row Exoneree Ron Keine spoke virtually to a Death Penalty Perspectives class at American University about his...


Sabrina Butler-Smith Speaks on The Takeaway Podcast
In a "Deep Dive" episode of The Takeaway Podcast, podcast host Melissa Harris-Perry and friend/collaborator Dorian Warren speak about the...


Rodney Reed Innocence Trial Hears Closing Arguments
Rodney Reed's innocence hearing in Bastrop, Texas heard closing arguments from Rodney's attorneys on October 18, 2021. Rodney was...


Rodney Reed Innocence Trial Hears Closing Arguments
Death Penalty Information Center: Attorneys Present Closing Arguments in Rodney Reed Innocence Hearing October 22, 2021 A Bastrop, Texas...

Juan Melendez Featured in The Independent Article About Race and The Death Penalty
Juan Melendez was wrongfully convicted and spent nearly 18 years on Florida's death row for a crime he did not commit. An Article by The...

Juan Melendez Featured in The Independent Article About Race and The Death Penalty
The Independent: The ‘stepchild of lynching’: How the death penalty targets Black people By: Josh Marcus October 14, 2021 In 1904, a...

Sabrina Butler-Smith Speaks at Death Penalty Focus Women on Death Row Webinar
As part of their fall webinar series, Death Penalty Focus hosted a 'Women on Death Row' webinar co-sponsored by Death Penalty Action &...

Richard Branson's Blog Highlights WTI Exonerees Following 'It Could Happen to You" Film Premiere
Following the release of the 'It Could Happen To You' films series on World Day Against the Death Penalty, Richard Branson, who spoke as...

Gin & Justice Podcast Features Joaquin Martinez
Joaquin Martinez was exonerated from Florida's death row in 2001, after spending 4 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. A...
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