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Rosa Jimenez at the Mountain View Prison Unit. Photo: Brandon Thibodeaux/The New York Times via Redux Pictures.


** Judges Say Rosa Jimenez is Likely Innocent, Yet She is Still in Prison
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Rosa Jimenez, an Innocence Project client, was convicted of murder in 2005 for the death of a 21-month-old who choked on wadded up paper towels while he was in her care. But several pediatric experts have found that the child’s death was consistent with accidental choking. Rosa has always maintained her innocence and, since her trial, experts and judges have also concluded that she is likely innocent. Read more about her case and how you can help. ([link removed])
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Rodney Reed in Allan B. Polunsky Unit, West Livingston, Texas in 2015. Photo: Massoud Hayoun/ Al Jazeera.


** SCOTUS Denies Rodney Reed's Appeal
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On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States denied an appeal to review Rodney Reed’s case. Rodney was convicted for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites and narrowly avoided being executed on two separate occasions. He has an active case in Texas’ lower courts and will have a chance to present new evidence of his innocence at a new hearing in September.

“I remain hopeful that available state processes will take care to ensure full and fair consideration of Reed's innocence," Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in a statement following the decision. Read his legal team’s response. ([link removed])

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John and Kimya Nolley. Photo: Nolley family.


** ‘Utopia’: An Exoneree’s Unexpected Love Story
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This Valentine’s Day, we asked a few members of the Innocence Project community how love helped them through the toughest of times. Read about how Angel Echavarria and Lilliana Comery, Eddie and Louann Lowery, John and Kimya Nolley, Stefon and Kimberly Morant, and Leroy and Gwen Harris rebuilt their lives together after being affected by wrongful conviction. ([link removed])
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Innocence Project team bikers who participated in the TD Five Boro Bike Tour in 2018.


** Join Our Team in the TD Five Boro Bike Tour
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On Sunday, May 3, cyclists will come from around the world to ride 40 miles through New York City on car-free streets. Sign up ([link removed]) for the ride to represent the Innocence Project while raising funds and awareness about wrongful convictions.
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Huwe Burton, who was exonerated in 2019, and attorney Susan Friedman training for the 2019 New York City marathon. Photo: Sameer Abdel-Khalek.


** Run the NYC Marathon with Us
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On Sunday, November 1, 2020, the Innocence Project will return as a TCS NYC Marathon charity partner and we invite you to join Team Innocence Project ([link removed]) .
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** Exonerations Around the U.S.
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Kentucky Innocence Project ([link removed]) clients Delmar Partin, Johnetta Carr, Daniel Hostetler and Paul Hurt exonerated after 25, six, five and 20 years, respectively.
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