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What's going on at the Innocence Project this month?
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 Julius Jones courtesy of Justice for Julius.
Stop the Nov. 18 Execution of Julius Jones, An Innocent Man on Oklahoma's Death Row
Julius Jones has spent half his life in prison for a crime he’s always said he didn’t commit, and despite the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommending his sentence be commuted, the court has scheduled his execution for Nov. 18. This week, Gov. Kevin Stitt delayed making a decision about Julius’ commutation until after a clemency hearing on Oct. 26. We need as many people as possible to reach out to the governor between now and then. Will you contact Gov. Stitt right now and let him know you want justice for Julius?
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Innocence Project Executive Director Christina Swarns in 2020. (Image: Matte Design/Innocence Project)
Reflecting on the Year Past, I Am Proud, Grateful, and Even More Fired Up to Advance Our Work
Innocence Project Executive Director Christina Swarns ruminates on the organization's work in her first year on the job. From passing transformative legislation to helping exonerate clients like Termaine Hicks, Eddie Lee Howard, and Jaythan Kendrick, it’s been quite a year. Read more of Christina’s thoughts on the path forward for the Innocence Project.
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 The Phantom film poster courtesy of Greenwich Films.
An Unsettling New Documentary Details the Wrongful Execution of Carlos DeLuna
The Phantom is a disturbing and powerful new documentary that details the wrongful execution of a Texas man named Carlos DeLuna. The film dives into a closer look at the case and how the state of Texas ended up executing a likely innocent man. The Phantom is now available to stream on Netflix — check it out today.
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A prison guard oversees incarcerated people as they return to the dorms from farm work detail at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, LA, on Aug. 18, 2011. (Image: AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
How the 13th Amendment Kept Slavery Alive: Perspectives From the Prison Where Slavery Never Ended
Many of our clients spent years working in prisons for very little to no pay, while large companies profited. Some call it “modern-day slavery” but many of those who lived through it will tell you there’s nothing modern about it. Nowhere is the evolution of slavery into mass incarceration more clearly seen than in places like Parchman Farm in Mississippi and Louisiana’s Angola farm, a former slave plantation turned prison. Take some time to read about the history of Angola and the perspectives of three people who were wrongly incarcerated there.
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Exonerations Around the U.S.
Oct. 2 is International Wrongful Conviction Day — a day where we recognize the impact of injustice in the legal system on people around the world. Find out how you can get involved.
CPCS Innocence Program client Ivano Correia was exonerated on Sept. 17, 2021, after having spent seven years wrongfully incarcerated; Michigan Innocence Clinic client Juwan Deering will be exonerated on Sept. 30, 2021, after spending 15 years wrongfully incarcerated.
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