Honoring Dave Keaton on Wrongful Conviction Day
Legacy. Dignity. Resilience. That sums up Dave Keaton (1952-2015). That is also the theme of this year's Wrongful Conviction Day. Dave...
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Alabama Appeals Court Denies Toforest Johnson New Trial Despite Strong Evidence of Innocence
Toforest Johnson was convicted and sentenced to death in 1998 despite there being no physical evidence linking him to the crime that...
Alabama Appeals Court Denies Toforest Johnson New Trial Despite Strong Evidence of Innocence
DPIC: Alabama Appeals Court Rules Trial Court Did Not Abuse Discretion in Denying New Trial for Death-Row Prisoner Toforest Johnson May...
Ohio Death Row Exoneree Kwame Ajamu Shared His Story at Akron NAACP Meeting
Ohio native Kwame Ajamu was only 17 years old when he was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to die for a crime he didn't commit. Last...
Ohio Death Row Exoneree Kwame Ajamu Shared His Story at Akron NAACP Meeting
Akron Beacon Journal: 'Completely broken': Exonerated death row inmate speaks out on flaws of capital punishment By: Abbey Marshall May...
Ricky Jackson Featured on Wrongful Convictions Podcast with Jason From
Ricky Jackson was a teenager living in Cleveland, Ohio, when he was wrongfully sentenced to death. He was a victim of wrongful conviction...
Read This Op-Ed From Juror in Melissa Lucio Case Who Regrets Voting to Convict Ms. Lucio
Melissa Lucio, who is facing execution in Texas on April 27, 2022, was sentenced to death after her daughter, Mariah, sustained injuries...
Read This Op-Ed From Juror in Melissa Lucio Case Who Regrets Voting to Convict Ms. Lucio
Houston Chronicle: I voted to sentence Melissa Lucio. I was wrong. By. Johnny Galvan Jr. April 3, 2022 In 2008, I served on the jury that...
Watch this Episode of 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver' on Wrongful Convictions
A recent episode of 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver' explains why it’s so difficult to be exonerated for a wrongful conviction, even...
Exoneree Statement of Support for Robert Roberson
January 31, 2022 We at Witness to Innocence are living proof that our court system can and does make mistakes. We were each victims of...
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