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Scott Minton Is Exonerated, Hear From Recent Exonerees, Sing Sing at the Oscars, and the Innocence Network
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Scott Minton in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 (Image: Alyssa Pointer for the Innocence Project).
The Innocence Project’s First Exoneration of 2025: Scott Minton
Scott Minton withstood 30 years of wrongful incarceration — and on Jan. 23, he was finally exonerated.
Tunnel vision, eyewitness misidentification, and a false confession all led to Scott’s wrongful conviction. And despite the fact that time-stamped receipts from multiple stores and 18 alibi witnesses put Scott in a different county at the time of the crime, Scott was convicted and spent over three decades in prison for a crime he did not commit. Today, we celebrate Scott’s freedom, and we are thankful that the legal process that put him in prison is officially over.
To read more about Scott’s case, click here:
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Renay Lynch and her son, Rinaldo Moss (Image: Courtesy of the Innocence Project).
Homecoming: Five Exonerees Reflect on Life Before and After Wrongful Conviction
In a series of candid sit-down interviews, five recently exonerated people reflect on what living free has meant to them: Tyrone Day, Rosa Jimenez, Leonard Mack, Perry Lott, and Renay Lynch. In our new series, “Homecoming: Rebuilding a Life After Wrongful Conviction,” each exoneree shares what life was like before they were wrongly convicted and what it means now to return home.
We invite you to take a minute to hear the stories of those who inspire our work every day:
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Sing Sing (Image: Courtesy of A24).
What We’re Watching: Sing Sing
A24's Sing Sing is the first feature film to be released in theaters and in prisons at the same time — and it has been nominated for three Oscars this year. Based on the real-life Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at Sing Sing prison, this film is about a wrongfully convicted man, played by Colman Domingo, who finds hope through theater. It’s on our list of films to watch, and we hope it’s on yours.
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The Innocence Network
On Jan. 17, Darron Price was finally exonerated after withstanding nearly 25 years of wrongful conviction. He was represented by the Tennessee Innocence Project, who helped overturn his wrongful conviction after losing 20 years of his life behind bars.
We’re grateful to our community of partners, advocates, and supporters who are central to our work in advancing criminal and racial justice.
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