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  Huwe Burton via the Innocence Project · [email protected]
October 30, 2019 at 7:04 PM

The marathon of my life

The marathon of my life This Sunday, I’ll be up early to run 26.2 miles as a truly free man.   View in browser Exoneree Huwe Burton and Staff Attorney Susan Friedman, training together. Photo by Sameer Abdel-Khalek/Innocenc…
  Susan Friedman, Innocence Project · [email protected]
October 28, 2019 at 7:33 PM

In honor of my former client

In honor of my former client I stood next to Huwe as he was exonerated for a crime he didn't commit. Now we'll be side-by-side again on November 3rd.   View in browser Exoneree Huwe Burton and Staff Attorney Susan Friedman …
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
October 23, 2019 at 8:04 PM

She helped exonerate him — now they’re running the marathon together

She helped exonerate him — now they’re running the marathon together Wrongfully arrested at age 16, Huwe Burton fought for 30 years to clear his name. On Nov. 3rd, he'll be running the NYC marathon as a truly free man.   View in browser Jo…
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
October 15, 2019 at 11:33 PM

Event: Justice for Rodney Reed

Event: Justice for Rodney Reed    View in browser What you need to know about this case Rodney Reed, who maintains his innocence, has been on death row for the past 21 years for the murder of Stacey Stites in…
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
October 10, 2019 at 9:32 PM

There's still time to share your thoughts!

There's still time to share your thoughts!   View in browser John, So many of our supporters have taken just a few minutes recently to share their thoughts with us through our quick survey—and we're so grateful. If you haven't yet, will yo…
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
October 7, 2019 at 8:07 PM

Real quick: What do you think?

Real quick: What do you think?   View in browser John, From tweeting about our clients' stories to calling your lawmaker about legislation that will prevent wrongful convictions to making a generous donation, there are so many ways to be a…
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
October 3, 2019 at 1:04 PM

We're extending our special offer

We're extending our special offer   View in browser The Innocence Project's Exoneree Advisory Council: Cornelius Dupree, Malcolm Alexander, Marvin Anderson, Michelle Murphy, Eddie Lowery, Angel Gonzalez, and Dewey Bozella (Photo by Corey C…
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
October 2, 2019 at 8:01 PM

It’s Wrongful Conviction Day—here’s how you can help:

It’s Wrongful Conviction Day—here’s how you can help:   View in browser We're celebrating Wrongful Conviction Day with 15% off at the Innocence Project Shop when you use code  WCD2019  Featuring Actor and In…
  Sara LaCava Lieberman, Innocence Project · [email protected]
October 2, 2019 at 1:02 PM

A day for the innocent

A day for the innocent   View in browser John, Today marks the sixth annual Wrongful Conviction Day—a day founded by the Innocence Network to honor those affected by wrongful conviction, including exonerees, their families and communities.…
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
September 29, 2019 at 3:01 PM

Exclusive offer: Get 15% off any order

Exclusive offer: Get 15% off any order   View in browser For four days only get 15% off any order at the Innocence Project Shop with code  WCD2019  Featuring Actress and Innocence Ambassador A…
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
September 28, 2019 at 6:01 PM

Stop the execution of Rodney Reed

Stop the execution of Rodney Reed View in browser Rodey Reed on Texas death row (Photo by Jana Birchum). “I fear Texas may execute an innocent man.” Bryce Benjet, Senior Staff Attorney  …
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
September 27, 2019 at 8:23 PM

Just for you: 15% off at the Innocence Project store

Just for you: 15% off at the Innocence Project store   View in browser John, On October 2nd, we’ll join our partners across the country to mark Wrongful Conviction Day—a day to honor those who have endured the injustice of a wrongful convi…
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
September 26, 2019 at 4:01 PM

Take the next step for innocence

Take the next step for innocence   View in browser John, You’ve taken the quiz, you’ve read the books (or the list of books), or maybe you’ve even watched a documentary that moved you. You’re ready to take the next step by volunteering in …
  Archie Williams, Innocence Project · [email protected]
September 25, 2019 at 2:01 AM

My back-to-school story

My back-to-school story   View in browser John, When I was sent to Louisiana's Angola prison for a crime I didn’t commit, it was 1983. Personal computers weren't common, and no one had a cell phone.  Earlier this year, I walked out of pri…
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
September 24, 2019 at 12:15 AM

Jharrel Jerome wins Emmy for role as Korey Wise

Jharrel Jerome wins Emmy for role as Korey Wise   View in browser John, Last night was big for When They See Us, the Ava DuVernay-directed Netflix miniseries about the wrongful convictions of Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, …
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
September 20, 2019 at 5:01 PM

The best movies, documentaries, and TV shows about wrongful conviction

The best movies, documentaries, and TV shows about wrongful conviction   View in browser Your ultimate watch guide to wrongful conviction When They See Us Watch the Ava DuVernay-directed story…
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
September 18, 2019 at 6:01 PM

Your Innocence Project reading list

Your Innocence Project reading list Back to school    View in browser John, If you’ve already taken our wrongful conviction quiz, you know that there are many ways an innocent person can end up behind bars. Take Chris Tapp, who was convic…
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
September 16, 2019 at 7:05 PM

John, we’ve got a new quiz for you:

*|FNAME|*, we’ve got a new quiz for you:   View in browser John— Everything we do here has to do with preventing and fighting wrongful convictions. But how much do you really know about wrongful convictions and how they happen?  Take our …
  Maddy deLone, Innocence Project · [email protected]
September 7, 2019 at 3:16 PM

Life after wrongful conviction

Life after wrongful conviction Help provide food, clothing, housing, and transportation for our clients after wrongful incarceration.   View in browser John, Today is the final day of our campaign for the Exoneree Fund. Our goal is to raise $40,000 to h…
  Archie Williams via the Innocence Project · [email protected]
September 3, 2019 at 8:16 PM

I can go wherever I want

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…
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
August 28, 2019 at 10:01 PM

Larry's life had value

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…
  Maddy deLone, Innocence Project · [email protected]
August 27, 2019 at 9:16 PM

We need you with us

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…
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
August 22, 2019 at 9:01 PM

Remembering Larry Swearingen

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…
  Maddy deLone, Innocence Project · [email protected]
August 19, 2019 at 7:18 PM

We’re turning 27!

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…
  Belynda Goff via the Innocence Project · [email protected]
August 15, 2019 at 7:51 PM

My first days of freedom

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…
  Suzy Salamy, Innocence Project · [email protected]
August 13, 2019 at 4:31 PM

A new ID, a cell phone, and a train pass

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…
  Maddy deLone, Innocence Project · [email protected]
August 5, 2019 at 9:54 PM

15 years of fighting for justice

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…
  Marvin Anderson, Innocence Project Board of Directors · [email protected]
August 1, 2019 at 5:36 PM

I will miss her

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…
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
July 31, 2019 at 5:50 PM

How Raymond Tempest "lost everything"

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…
  Rebecca Brown, Innocence Project · [email protected]
July 30, 2019 at 4:16 PM

The Attorney General and the death penalty

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…
  Audrey Levitin, Innocence Project · [email protected]
July 24, 2019 at 6:30 PM

A big announcement

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…
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
July 17, 2019 at 10:20 PM

Chris Tapp exonerated today in Idaho!

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 …
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
July 17, 2019 at 6:12 PM

Will you help free the innocent?

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…
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
July 12, 2019 at 6:11 PM

Three faces of freedom

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 …
  Innocence Project · [email protected]
July 10, 2019 at 6:10 PM

You've taken a step toward a more just system

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 …