I can go wherever I want When I wrote to the Innocence Project 12 years into my life sentence in Louisiana’s Angola prison, I had almost lost hope.   View in browser John, When I wrote to the Innocence Project in 1995, I had been wrongful…

Larry's life had value  View in browser Jan. 7, 2009: Larry Swearingen speaks from the death row facility in Livingston, Texas. Photo by AP Photo/Mike Graczyk. “Larry was a person, and Larry’s life had valu…

We need you with us   View in browser John, We’ve been so honored by the support our community has shown these past few weeks as we’ve commemorated 27 years of the Innocence Project. The world is so different today than when this organizat…

Remembering Larry Swearingen   View in browser John, Last night, Texas executed our client Larry Swearingen despite credible evidence of the innocence he maintained for almost 20 years on death row and including his last moments. His fina…

We’re turning 27! After all these years and hundreds of clients freed, I know that the story isn’t over when our clients walk out of prison, finally free.   View in browser John, This weekend, the Innocence Project will celebrate our birt…

My first days of freedom I’m so thankful for the moment when I got to make that choice.   View in browser John, One of the first things I wanted when I got out of prison was a bathrobe.  I had spent more than twenty years behind bars wrongfully convict…

A new ID, a cell phone, and a train pass For Archie Williams, freedom meant a train pass to get around on his own after 36 years in Louisiana’s infamous Angola prison.    View in browser John, When an innocent client finally walks free, t…

15 years of fighting for justice   View in browser Innocence Project staff and exonerated clients (L to R): Keith Harward, Karen Wolff (Social Worker), Lewis Fogle, Angela Amel (Director of Operations), Timothy Bridges, Maddy deLone (Execu…

I will miss her Maddy has not only been a mentor and a friend to me, she has become part of my family.   View in browser John, In 2002, with the help of the Innocence Project, I became the 99th person in the United States to be exonerated…

How Raymond Tempest "lost everything" View in browser Kirk Bloodsworth, the first death row DNA exoneree and current Executive Director of Witness to Innocence, at the 2019 Innocence Network Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo: Lacy Atk…

The Attorney General and the death penalty This is a step in the wrong direction and runs counter to the growing movement to suspend the death penalty.   View in browser John, Death sentences and executions at the state level are at histo…

A big announcement For 15 years, Maddy deLone’s leadership has made the Innocence Project a lifeline for the wrongfully convicted.   View in browser John, For 15 years, Maddy deLone’s leadership has made the Innocence Project a lifeline f…

Chris Tapp exonerated today in Idaho! DNA analysis identified the man who actually committed the crime.   View in browser Chris Tapp and his wife Stacey. John, This afternoon, Chris Tapp was exonerated of …

Will you help free the innocent? If it weren’t for DNA testing and the Innocence Project, I wouldn’t be here to share my story with you.    View in browser John, I spent 15 years behind bars for a brutal crime I had nothing to do with. If it wasn't fo…

Three faces of freedom I hope these stories will move you as much as they continue to inspire us and influence the work we do at the Innocence Project every day.    View in browser John, It’s an honor to have you as …

You've taken a step toward a more just system We're thrilled to welcome you to the Innocence Project community. Thanks for joining us.    View in browser Hi John, We're thrilled to welcome you to the Innocence Project community. Thanks …