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What's going on at the Innocence Project this month?
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 Julius Jones as a child. (Image: Courtesy of Justice for Julius)
Julius Jones Should Not Be Executed
Innocence Project Executive Director Christina Swarns called on the State of Oklahoma to do the right thing and spare the life of Julius Jones. Julius was convicted of the 1999 murder of businessman Paul Howell after a prosecution and trial marred by the egregious failures of his defense counsel and police and prosecutorial misconduct. Julius just had his final clemency hearing in which the Pardon and Parole Board recommended that his sentence be commuted to life in prison with the possibility of parole. Now, his fate is in Gov. Kevin Stitt’s hands. Read the full article here and then take a moment to contact Gov. Stitt and tell him to spare Julius Jones’s life and commute his sentence.
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Philip and Nathan Barnett were exonerated in West Virginia on Oct. 5, 2021. (Image: Chris Jackson for AP Images/Innocence Project)
Wrongly Convicted Brothers Exonerated by DNA After Nearly 14 Years
In 2008, Philip and Nathan Barnett, along with two other men, were wrongly convicted for the 2002 murder of a young woman in Cabell County, West Virginia. Thanks to DNA evidence that excluded them as the people who committed the crime, they were released several years ago but faced a possible retrial — this month, they were finally fully exonerated. Take a moment today to read more about their story.
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 Gov. Brad Little, with Christopher Tapp and Senator Doug Ricks,
after signing SB 1027 into law. (Image: Office of Idaho Gov. Brad Little)
20 Recent Justice Reform Measures to Celebrate
This year, despite the many hardships of the pandemic, the Innocence Project — along with its state and regional partners and exonerated advocates — successfully enacted 20 policy reforms in 16 states across the country. Read more to find out if your state took steps to advance justice and prevent wrongful convictions.
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Follow the Innocence Project on TikTok!
The Innocence Project is now on TikTok! We’ll be posting exclusive content on TikTok — hear directly from exonerees, learn surprising historical facts, and find out how you can support policy reforms. So be sure to follow us to stay up to date!
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Exonerations Around the U.S.
George C. Cochran Innocence Project client Curtis Flowers was exonerated on Sept. 4, 2020 after spending 24 years wrongfully incarcerated. George C. Cochran Innocence Project client Sherwood Brown was exonerated on Aug. 24, 2021 after spending 26 years wrongfully incarcerated. Michigan Innocence Clinic client Terry Ceasor was exonerated on Sept. 9, 2021 after spending four years wrongfully
incarcerated. Exoneration Project client Sean Tyler was exonerated on Sept. 17, 2021 after spending 26 years wrongfully incarcerated. West Virginia Innocence Project client Nathaniel Barnett was exonerated on Oct. 5, 2021 after spending 7.5 years wrongfully incarcerated. Exoneration Project client Justin Black was exonerated on Oct. 5, 2021 after spending 11 years wrongfully incarcerated. Innocence Project client Philip Barnett was exonerated on Oct. 5, 2021 after spending 10 years wrongfully incarcerated. Wrongful Conviction Project at the Office of the Ohio Public Defender client Kim Hoover-Moore was exonerated on Oct. 21, 2021 after spending 19 years wrongfully incarcerated.
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