As the definitive resource tracking the scope of #wrongfulconvictions in the U.S., Natl. Registry of Exonerations last week passed a sobering milestone -- more than 30,000 total years lost to #wrongfulimprisonment among the nearly 3,400 cases documented in our registry. #WrongfulConvictionDay

In 1998, Bernard Williams was sentenced to 80 years in prison in a shooting incident in #Chicago. He was acquitted in 2023 at a new trial, after the only eyewitness recanted his ID, and it was shown that detectives fabricated a confession. Learn more at: ow.ly/4URv50PTcZ9

I am so very proud of my cousin Yusef Abdus Salaam, he’s going to be on one of Esquire Magazine’s 90th anniversary covers. Congratulations Yusef #CentralPark5 #ExoneratedFive 🙌🏻🙌🏼🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿

Wronful conviction day was amazing, I had a chance to share it with the judge Robert Burns, who did my exoneration, and James Hammond, the investigator, who led the way to my freedom.

In 2001, John Thompson was sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of sexually molesting his seven-year-old son in #Cleveland. He was exonerated in 2023 after his son recanted and said it had been his cousin who had molested him. Read more: ow.ly/mrxJ50PWPOI

Perry Lott was finally exonerated last Tuesday in Ada, Oklahoma after 35 years of wrongful conviction. See photos from the emotional hearing here: bit.ly/3FcDTR9

Our hearts are heavy with the loss of Innocence Project of FL exoneree Leonard Cure, who was killed by a police officer during a traffic stop on Monday — less than three years after he was exonerated. Our thoughts are with Leonard’s loved ones during this time. theguardian.com/us-news/2023/o…

Prison: Day 6,150 After leaving graduation last night in the visitation room, I was expecting the normal dehumanizing strip search, where the guards make us bend over and spread our cheeks. To my surprise, our group of 45 prisoners were escorted an extra 100 feet to a trailer

The misapplication of forensic science is a leading cause of wrongful convictions. We've created a handbook to assist in providing commentary on key forensic standards that can help create a more fair, just, and equitable criminal legal system. bit.ly/3tGnGkJ

When Medicare reductions happen, already vulnerable rural hospitals are more likely to close. Between 2010 and 2022, 143 rural hospitals closed. This must stop. Support patients & providers in rural areas: protect Medicare, protect access to quality health care! #protectcare

“I called a Lyft for the first time in my life to take me to pick my car up from the dealership; halfway into the trip, the Lyft driver got a call through the car regarding his car, and it was out for repo. He took the phone off the car and told the guy he can have it in 2

All the research, data, think pieces, and late night cable TV commentaries don't explain once rational, otherwise decent, educated people fully taking leave of their senses and worshipping this moral filth. johnpavlovitz.com/2020/08/06/thi…

Ugh this is so sad. 215 Bodies Found in Unmarked Graves Behind Mississippi Jail, Ben Crump Calls For Investigation l.smartnews.com/cL3bh/zNjgc9

‘This Isn’t Over’: Pennsylvania Judge Overturns Convictions of Three Black Men Who Remain Locked Up as DNA Evidence Points to Unknown Subject In Murder of 70-Year-Old l.smartnews.com/qR9hM/N0SLEV

Man Who Earned College Degree While Incarcerated Gets Accepted to Law School Months After Release people.com/man-earned-col…

. #PowerPost🙌🏻🙌🏼🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿™️!!!!! Even though Donald Trump wanted us executed even when it was proven that we were innocent, I do not take pleasure at today’s verdict.

Project 2025 Page 451 The only valid family is a working father married to a stay-at-home mother and their children F**cking Vote

Donald Trump is in steep mental decline. He is far too old and mentally incapacitated to run for president or lead the nation.

After 33 years in prison, Judge orders release of Missouri man whose murder conviction was reversed over AG’s objections May God Bless him for all of his days. 🙏 l.smartnews.com/P1hTd/UARJKP