Innocence Project

A nonprofit organization committed to criminal justice reform, the Innocence Project works to free those who have been wrongly convicted and incarcerated.

Missouri Supreme Court: No new trial for Lamar Johnson

O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The effort to free Lamar Johnson, who has spent 26 years behind bars for a murder he says he didn’t commit,... More

March 3, 2021

Man pleads guilty in cold case that led to wrong conviction

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man has pleaded guilty to the 1996 rape and murder of Angie Dodge, a crime for which another... More

February 10, 2021

Daughter of executed man wants DNA to prove his innocence

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The daughter of a Tennessee man executed 14 years ago for murder wants to test DNA evidence to prove his innocence.... More

February 4, 2021

Minnesota juvenile lifer walks free after 18 years in prison

By ROBIN McDOWELL and MARGIE MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Black man sent to prison for life as a teenager took his first... More

December 16, 2020

Jailed for 37 years, Florida man cleared of murder, rape

By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — After 37 years behind bars, a Florida man was formally cleared Monday of... More

September 14, 2020

Innocent Florida inmate released after 37 years

By CURT ANDERSON and TAMARA LUSH Associated Press BOWLING GREEN, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who spent the last 37 years in prison on... More

August 28, 2020

Court grants new trial to pair serving life for ’95 murders

BY DAVID PORTER| ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Two New Jersey men who have served more than 20 years in prison for a double... More

December 31, 2019

3 Maryland men exonerated after 36 years in prison

BALTIMORE (AP) — Three men incarcerated for 36 years in Maryland were exonerated Monday in the slaying of a Baltimore teenager after a review of... More

November 26, 2019