Marcellus Williams (center), Troy Davis (left), 16-year-old Pervis Payne and his father (top), Robert Roberson (right).
The Injustice of Death Row
Did you know that more than 2,000 people are currently on death row in the U.S.? People from the margins of society, particularly people of color, disproportionately face execution in cases often marred by racial bias, inadequate legal defense, incentivized informants, and unreliable evidence — leading causes of wrongful conviction that consistently pervert justice at the expense of innocent lives.
Our clients are a devastating reminder of the legal system’s preference for finality over fairness and a reluctance to halt executions even when doubt persists. To learn more about how systemic biases and failures are sending innocent people to death row, click here:
Exonerations Around the U.S.
Loyola Project for the Innocent client Kelvin Fuller was exonerated on September 24, 2024, after serving 40 years wrongfully incarcerated.
Great North Innocence Project client Robert Bintz was exonerated on September 25, 2024, after serving 25 years wrongfully incarcerated.
Exoneration Initiative client Kerry Max Cook was exonerated on October 2, 2024, after serving 22 years wrongfully incarcerated. |
