Researchers recently found at least 4.1% of those facing the death penalty in the United States are likely innocent. The study, “Rate of False Conviction of Criminal Defendants Who Are Sentenced to Death,” was recently published in the nationally recognized…
Jonathan Fleming was exonerated on April 8th after spending nearly 25 years in prison for a 1989 murder in Brooklyn, New York that he did not commit. Fleming, 51, was released after new evidence was discovered in his case, including…
John Thompson spent 18 years in a Louisiana prison, 14 of them on death row, before he was exonerated in 2003 for a murder he did not commit. Since his release from prison, Thompson has become a tireless advocate for…
At the National Innocence Network Conference last weekend in Portland, Oregon, Professor Frank Baumgartner at The University of North Carolina addressed the consequences of “wrongful liberty.” Wrongful liberty refers to the tragic situation in which an innocent man or woman…
Over the weekend, 500 justice advocates gathered in Portland, Oregon for the annual Innocence Network conference. Approximately 116 were exonerees who spent 1749 years in prison for crimes they didn’t commit, and the others included attorneys and other staff who…
After 30 years on death row in Louisiana, Glenn Ford is now a free man. Ford was convicted in 1984 for a murder he did not commit. The victim, Isadore Rozeman, owned a small jewelry shop in Shreveport, LA. On…
Gloria Killian, exoneree and longtime friend of NCIP, will be featured on next week’s episode of “Death Row Stories,” a CNN Original series that attempts to discover the truth behind different capital murder cases and questions the numerous beliefs about…
Alison Tucher, former Morrison & Foerster LLP partner and NCIP’s 2010 Pro Bono Award recipient, was recently appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Alameda County. Governor Jerry Brown selected Tucher to fill the vacancy left by retired Judge…
The Supreme Court has the opportunity to take a stand against prosecutorial misconduct this Friday when the justices will decide whether or not to hear Wolfe v. Clarke. Wolfe v. Clarke involves a murder conviction that was overturned due to…
The Vermont Senate passed important legislation last week to help ensure that criminal investigations are as fair and accurate as possible. S184 is designed to reform eyewitness identification procedures so that lineups are given by an officer not investigating the…
