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The latest from Ajay’s case and the movement behind it.
Reporter’s Unbiased Look Aids In Exoneration
The wrongfully accused need all the help they can get so, when reporter Erin Moriarty of “48 Hours” felt the evidence didn’t add up in the Ryan Ferguson case it…
Ryan Ferguson Innocent
Ryan Ferguson’s conviction has been vacated. Ryan was convicted of murdering Kent Heitholt a sports editor for the Columbia Daily Tribune and was sentenced to serve 40 years in prison. The…
Prosecutor Serves Jail Time
A former prosecutor and current judge in Texas will be the first to serve jail time for prosecutorial misconduct. Ken Anderson pled guilty to criminal contempt for intentionally failing to…
Eyewitness Misidentification
The United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, admits that statistically 8 to 12% of all state prisoners are either actually or factually innocent. If this statement alone isn’
Prison Profiteers
An article written by Liliana Segura explains how corporations profit from both the prison system and those incarcerated in it. From telephone companies charging over $1 per minute for phone…
Paid Per Conviction
Roger Koppl and Meghan Sacks authored a paper written for the journal Criminal Justice Ethics. They looked into how the criminal justice system incentivizes wrongful convictions. One section shows the
Video Clears Men Falsely Accused Of Rape
A cellphone video taken during a night of sex between two men and a woman saved the men from a prison term. The woman accused both men of rape and…
The 712th Mile for the California 12
Thursday, June 20 – Very few people in this world would ever consider walking 20 miles. How about 712 excruciating miles? That is exactly what three attorneys (Justin, Mike and…
Murder Charges Dropped for Illinois Man After Two Decades Behind Bars
By the Innocence Project: 28 Jun 2013 01:05 PM PDT A Chicago prisoner’s 20-year nightmare ended today when Cook County prosecutors dropped murder charges against him, clearing the path for…
Is This Terrorism?
18-year old Justin Carter has been charged with making terrorist threats and spent 4 months in jail for posting a sarcastic comment on Facebook. He sat in jail for a…
An Exoneree Experiences Exonerating a Wrongfully Imprisoned Man
Posted: 26 Jun 2013 10:30 AM PDTBy Jeffrey Deskovic for the Innocence Project When William Lopez emerged from the courtroom on Jan 23, 2013, after having been wrongfully imprisoned for 23…
Jail Time For Chalk Writing
A trial in San Diego, California has Jeff Olsen facing 13 counts of vandalism that together can potentially mean a 13-year jail sentence and fines of up to $13,000. Olsen…