Matthew and Grace Huang, an American couple wrongfully convicted of charges related to their daughter’s death in Qatar, left the Gulf nation last Wednesday after their convictions were overturned by a Qatari appeals court. The decision ended a nearly two-year…
Michael Hanline, California’s longest-serving wrongfully convicted inmate, was released from Ventura County Superior Court on November 24th after serving 36 years behind bars for a wrongful murder conviction. In 1978, Ventura resident J.T. McGarry, a friend and associate of Hanline,…
Los Angeles county resident Susan Mellen, 59, was recently exonerated after spending 17 years in prison for a wrongful murder conviction. Based solely on the false testimony of a woman with an extensive history of giving false information to law…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 29, 2014 – California Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1058 into law late Friday, making it the second of two bills sponsored by the Northern California Innocence Project at Santa Clara University to be signed…
California Senate Bill 1058, which would help exonerate innocent men and women who have been wrongfully convicted of crimes, is headed to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk. Authored by Senator Mark Leno, the legislation would allow a judge to overturn a wrongful…
Wrongfully convicted prisoners seeking exoneration could be given improved access to DNA testing through the passage of Senate Bill 980. Introduced by California State Senator Ted Lieu, the bill would provide greater access to available evidence for people requesting DNA…
Best Wishes to California Innocence Project exoneree Brian Banks, who makes his NFL debut tonight with the Atlanta Falcons as they face the Bengals (ESPN 5:00 pm West Coast Time–8:00 pm East Coast). Banks has been working toward this moment since his exoneration in…
On June 24th, Uriah Courtney was exonerated after serving eight years in prison for a crime he did not commit. In 2004, a 16-year-old girl was kidnapped and raped near San Diego. Although the girl could not clearly identify the…
Brian Banks, who was on his way to a big future in football when he was wrongfully convicted of rape in 2002, signed with the Atlanta Falcons today. Banks was a star football player at Long Beach Poly High School…
