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TX was the first state to pass a junk science law allowing people to challenge convictions based on flawed forensic evidence. It might still end up being the first state to execute someone under the discredited “shaken baby syndrome” diagnosis texastribune.org/2024/07/01/rob…

💡DYK?: The Innocence Network is comprised of 72 organizations that are all independently founded, funded, and run? This #WrongfulConvictionDay, we urge you to support your local innocence organization in their tireless #PursuitofTruth.

A Prosecutor Wanted to Spare Marcellus Williams’s Life. Missouri’s Attorney General Got in the Way. interc.pt/4e0GPzY by Jordan Smith interc.pt/4e0GPzY

Join us October 24th @ 5:30pm in downtown Tucson to celebrate freedom with AJP freed & exonerated clients and learn about the work ahead! (RSVP: [email protected])

Innocence Network On #WrongfulConvictionDay the Cato Institute will hold this online policy forum. Register here to participate and submit questions. CatoHealth cato.org/events/shaken-…

Have you been listening to the new OPB podcast, ‘Hush’? In the first season, they tell the captivating story of our former client, Jesse Lee Johnson, a Black man who lived for 17 years on Oregon’s death row for a crime he didn’t commit. Check it out! opb.org/show/hush/

“We will continue pursuing every possible option to prevent #MarcellusWilliams’ wrongful execution,” said his lawyer. “There is still time for the courts or Governor Parson to ensure that Missouri does not commit the irreparable injustice of executing an innocent person.”

With #WrongfulConvictionDay nearing, we invite you to help spotlight the urgent issues confronting wrongfully incarcerated individuals including those threatened by the death penalty. Learn more about the contributing factors here deathpenaltyinfo.org/analysis-innoc…

Check out this virtual event by The Innocence Center in honor of #WrongfulConvictionDay!

In the Portland area? Commemorate this #WrongfulConvictionDay, by attending Oregon Innocence Project 10 year anniversary celebration featuring Christina Swarns at Soho House!

Another powerful event in honor of #WrongfulConvictionDay for those in the Kansas City, MO area! Visit the map at wrongfulconvictionday.org/#events_near_y… to find a WCD event in your region. Add your event to the map at: bit.ly/WCD2024events

On Oct. 17, Texas plans to execute Robert Roberson for a crime that never occurred. The lead detective on his case now says Roberson is innocent and should be set free. My latest for The Appeal. theappeal.org/robert-roberso…

Texas plans to execute Robert Roberson for the shaking death of his 2-year-old daughter, a crime many say never occurred. This week, the lead detective who helped convict Roberson joined 80+ state lawmakers in calling on the governor to grant him clemency. theappeal.org/robert-roberso…

Super important story👇: California police departments are agreeing to scrub problem officers' disciplinary records clean if they resign. These "clean-record agreements" mean no transparency about past misconduct, and allow bad officers to get rehired. sfchronicle.com/projects/2024/…

URGENT: Marcellus Williams is scheduled for execution next week. He is INNOCENT. The Governor of Missouri can and should prevent this. Please reach out to him and ask him not to allow this execution to go forward!

Join us for #WrongfulConvictionDay as we discuss how mass incarceration impacts families, mental health, and freedom. We’ll explore alternatives to the criminal punishment system and highlight grassroots efforts to build a better world. Register Here: bit.ly/4e4zO12

The life of an innocent Black man is on the line. #MarcellusWilliams has been wrongfully accused of a crime he did not commit and is set to be executed on Tuesday, September 24. We cannot stay silent in the face of injustice. Stand with us and demand that Governor Michael L.

The #deathpenalty carries the inherent risk of executing innocent people. Since 1973, an average of 4 people have been exonerated from death row each year. #WrongfulConvictionDay.

Join us on October 2nd from 5-8 PM at the National WWI Museum for Candid Conversations, as MIP honors International Wrongful Conviction Day.

Our 50th client walked free today! After being sentenced to 292 years for non-violent burglaries at age 21, Atdom Patsalis’s sentence was commuted by the Governor after he had served 10 years in prison and he was granted parole release by the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency.