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Death row exoneree Juan Melendez visited Colorado capital to lobby for repeal
“We can never release an innocent man from the grave,” Juan Melendez said. “I don’t want to let what happened to me happen to anybody...

Kwame Ajamu and Ricky Jackson appear on The TODAY Show
Kwame Ajamu and Ricky Jackson were interviewed on NBC's TODAY show to share their stories of wrongful incarceration, the fight for...


WTI Board Chair Kwame Ajamu profiled in new book
Journalist Kyle Swenson recently published Good Kids, Bad City, which chronicles the story of Kwame Ajamu and two other exonerees. Kwame...


WTI Board Chair Kwame Ajamu profiled in new book
In 2011, reporter Kyle Swenson was contacted by Kwame Ajamu regarding his wrongful conviction. Kwame (formerly Ronnie Bridgeman), his...


Laverne Thompson participates in Justice and Beyond workshop in New Orleans
Wife of death row inmate John Thompson joined fellow activists to discuss criminal justice reform, Angola Prison, and the death penalty...


Laverne Thompson participates in Justice and Beyond workshop in New Orleans
Laverne Thompson, wife of death row inmate John Thompson, joined fellow activists to discuss criminal justice reform, the conditions of...


Gary Drinkard, Ron Keine, and Randy Steidl pen op-ed in Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
As part of their effort lobbying for death penalty repeal in Wyoming, three exonerees wrote an opinion piece for Cheyenne's newspaper....


Gary Drinkard speaks at public event in Wyoming
With a repeal bill in the Wyoming state Senate, Gary Drinkard spoke to the public in Cheyenne, sharing his story and advocating for death...


Louisiana exonerees speak out
Louisiana death row exonerees Dan Bright & Damon Thibodeaux discuss efforts for abolition in the southern state. READ MORE

Death row exoneree Kirk Bloodsworth visits Bensalem High School
Bensalem English teacher noted that "our students have not stopped talking about the impact [Kirk Bloodsworth] had on them." READ MORE
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