Kevin Cooper’s Letter on Kamala Harris and His Wrongful Conviction
Letter: Regarding Kamala Harris By Kevin Cooper In a country where the criminal justice system for the…
Missouri Supreme Court Blocks Attorney General Request to Stop Innocence Hearing for Marcellus Williams
JEFFERSON CITY,MO — The Missouri Supreme Court last week denied Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s request to prevent…
Oklahoma Board of Pardons and Parole Votes to Commute Phillip Hancock’s Death Sentence Weeks Before Execution – Up to Gov Now
By Audrey Sawyer OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma Board of Pardons and Parole voted 3-2 this…
Looking Back: Sound the Alarm – Janet DiFiore Is a Fraud
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Looking Back: NY Must Strengthen Its DNA Access Laws
US Supreme Court Osborne Decision Negatively Influences First New York State Case By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back”…
After 25 Years Separated and Imprisoned after Wrongful Conviction, Brothers Freed
By Mathew Troy Seibert DETROIT, MI – Two brothers who wrongfully spent more than a quarter century…
Texas Appeals Court Stays Execution Date for Michael Gonzales on Claims of Prosecutorial Misconduct, Intellectual Disability
By Veronica Miller and Jaanvi Kaur AUSTIN, TX – After a 169-page petition filed by the defense…
Governor Orders Independent Investigation of Kevin Cooper Case
By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – While the death penalty has effectively ceased in California, there…
U.S. Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit Rules Against Murder Defendant Because of Late Filing
By Lovepreet Dhinsa NEW ORLEANS, LA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled…
‘We Need a Whole New System,’ Charges Termaine Hicks After 19 Years Wrongfully Incarcerated
By Carlin Ross PHILADELPHIA – The Innocence Project, a team that exonerates those wrongly convicted through DNA…
Judge Halts Death Penalty Proceedings, Orders DNA Evidence Granted to Pervis Payne
By Alana Bleimann TENNESSEE – This morning, September 16, 2020, Tennessee death row inmate Pervis Payne was…
Innocence Project Helps Free Robert DuBoise after Nearly 37 Years in Prison, Thanks to DNA Evidence
By Cailin Garcia TAMPA, FL – Robert DuBoise Thursday had an emotional reunion with his family after…
Five Jurists Said Donnie Lance Deserved a New Sentence, Georgia Executed Him Anyway
Three Supreme Court justices and others said competent counsel could have saved his life. By Kyle C….
