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Vanessa Potkin

@vanessapotkin

Director of Special Litigation @innocence // For all press inquiries, email [email protected] // End mass incarceration.

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We couldn’t be prouder to witness our brilliant colleague Nina Morrison become Judge Morrison for the Eastern District of New York. innocenceproject.org/innocence-proj…

We couldn’t be prouder to witness our brilliant colleague Nina Morrison become Judge Morrison for the Eastern District of New York. innocenceproject.org/innocence-proj…
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After 20 years working side-by-side with Nina at Innocence Project and celebrating many victories in the court room together, seeing Nina put on the robe and take the federal bench was unbelievable. I couldn’t be prouder, Judge Morrison!

After 20 years working side-by-side with Nina at <a href="/innocence/">Innocence Project</a> and celebrating many victories in the court room together, seeing Nina put on the robe and take the federal bench was unbelievable. I couldn’t be prouder, Judge Morrison!
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Mr. Williams' wrongful conviction is yet another example of how experts, under the veneer of mythic infallibility, can sway a jury even with testimony void of any scientific basis.

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AN EXONERATED MAN 👇🏼 “Don’t give up. Never stop fighting for right.” A wrongful conviction in 1994 A joyful release in 2022 58-year-old Herman Williams is a free man today thanks to the Innocence Project project “I owe them everything.” The story on CBS Chicago at 6PM

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So much talk about conviction integrity, a rare case of exoneration integrity — the State owning up to the pervasive misconduct by police prosecutors and forensic pathologists. innocenceproject.org/herman-william…

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BREAKING: Rosa Jimenez was just exonerated after 18 years of wrongful conviction in Texas. Her charges were dismissed after medical experts affirmed the death of the 21-month-old child at the center of her case was a tragic accident, not murder.

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.Innocence Project client Rosa Jimenez was just exonerated after fighting for 20 years to prove her innocence. Now, she’s in the fight for her life. Help her find a living kidney donor. Kidney4rosa.com

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Rosa developed kidney disease while incarcerated and is now fighting for her life and in need of a life-saving kidney transplant. Help spread the word to help her find a live kidney donor: kidney4rosa.com

Rosa developed kidney disease while incarcerated and is now fighting for her life and in need of a life-saving kidney transplant. Help spread the word to help her find a live kidney donor: kidney4rosa.com
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20 years ago, Rosa Jimenez was convicted of killing a toddler—and became the most hated woman in Austin. Then science stepped in and showed it was far more likely the boy died accidently. Monday, Rosa was exonerated--and minutes after that, she became a grandmother. 1/2

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If that wasn’t enough drama, Rosa needs a new kidney. And San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich as well as Innocence Project are determined to help get her one. Read all about it: texasmonthly.com/news-politics/… Texas Monthly 2/2

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BREAKING: Jabar Walker was just exonerated in New York City after 25 years of wrongful conviction for a double homicide he did not commit. innocenceproject.org/jabar-walker-e…

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At a Manhattan courthouse in November, Jabar Walker was finally exonerated after serving two decades in prison for a double homicide he didn't commit. If not for his persistence and the efforts of lawyers, he would have served his term until 2046. bit.ly/3GCFIYj

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Jabar Walker, who was exonerated last month after two decades of wrongful conviction, needs our help. 🤝 Support him as he rebuilds his life with items from his Amazon wishlist. 🛍️ 🔗 Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…

Jabar Walker, who was exonerated last month after two decades of wrongful conviction, needs our help. 🤝 

Support him as he rebuilds his life with items from his Amazon wishlist. 🛍️

🔗 Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…
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Rosa Jimenez is one of nine @Innocence clients who were exonerated this year. On her holiday wishlist is a live-saving kidney transplant. Learn more about Rosa’s story and support her efforts to rebuild her life. gofundme.com/f/supporting-r…

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12.24.23 PM ET CNN Anchor Jim Acosta @acosta w/ Innocence Project, Director of Special Litigation Innocence Project Vanessa Potkin Vanessa Potkin. An important segment and well worth watching . Full Segment (6 minutes)

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On 18 March at Sciences Po, Vanessa Potkin, Director of special Litigation at Innocence Project and simonnot, France's General CGLPL will discuss prisoner's rights and systemic reforms to the criminal justice systems in France and the USA. Register here 👇brnw.ch/21wHKgZ

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Paris: You can see the exhibit "WRONGED", which includes Isabelle Armand's portraits of our clients Levon Brooks and Kennedy Brewer. On March 18, Vanessa Potkin will speak in detail about their wrongful conviction case. We'd love to see you there! shorturl.at/wxGU1

Paris: You can see the exhibit "WRONGED", which includes Isabelle Armand's portraits of our clients Levon Brooks and Kennedy Brewer. On March 18, <a href="/VanessaPotkin/">Vanessa Potkin</a> will speak in detail about their wrongful conviction case.

We'd love to see you there! shorturl.at/wxGU1
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Police shot Termaine Hicks as he was helping a victim. After they covered it up, he was wrongly convicted of attacking her and spent 19 years in prison. Watch him and his attorney Vanessa Potkin on Laura Coates explain: shorturl.at/auI25

Police shot Termaine Hicks as he was helping a victim. After they covered it up, he was wrongly convicted of attacking her and spent 19 years in prison. 

Watch him and his attorney <a href="/VanessaPotkin/">Vanessa Potkin</a> on <a href="/thelauracoates/">Laura Coates</a> explain: shorturl.at/auI25
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"We have different views about capital punishment, but we agree on this: If the system is to retain any legitimacy, it must never be used against an innocent person, and especially not in a case where no crime took place. We urge Greg Abbott and the board to heed the widespread

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After he filed a clemency petition ahead of his execution, which is scheduled for Oct. 17, #RobertRoberson told NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas anchor Lester Holt in an interview that he is urging Greg Abbott to pardon him and "let me go home." nbcnews.com/news/us-news/t…