Exonerated: Conviction of Maurice Hastings Vacated in 1983 Murder
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – A man, Maurice Hastings, who has served…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 148: Jarrett Adams from Wrongful Conviction to Attorney
A few weeks ago Jarrett Adams received the Vanguard Justice Award going to a person wrongly convicted. …
CA Innocence Project: Man Released After 20 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment
By Talia Kruger LOS ANGELES, CA – Anthony Chairez was released from prison last week after spending…
Looking Back: United States Supreme Court Puts Time Limit on Right to Counsel
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Chief Stankewitz Moves a Step Closer to Freedom with Judge’s Order
By Robert J. Hansen Almost two weeks ago, a California judge ordered the state of California and…
Vanguard Honors Three Formerly Incarcerated Individuals at Vanguard Justice Awards
All three will be honored on October 13 in Sacramento. Tickets and sponsorships can be purchased online:…
Looking Back: The Case of Freddie Peacock
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Guest Commentary: How Many More Adnan Syeds Are in the Justice System with No Journalists to Advocate for Them?
By William Hughes The news that a judge in Baltimore overturned Adnan Syed’s murder conviction Monday should…
Looking Back: United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Part 2
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 166: Why Innocent People Can’t Get Out of Prison
Northeastern University Professor Daniel Medwed’s book Barred comes out on September 20. The book focuses on the…
Looking Back: United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Part 1
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
New SF DA Backs Out of Release of Man Many Believe Wrongly Convicted
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The DA’s office under Chesa Boudin was…
A Matter of Innocence
By D. Razor Babb Following a July 6, 2001, second-degree attempted murder conviction in a Van Nuys,…
Looking Back: Wrongful Convictions Just Keep Coming Out
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Looking Back: Much-Needed Federal Legislation to Reduce Inmate Abuse
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Guest Commentary: Innocence at the Board
By Maya Emig A READER OF this column wrote the following to me: “There are obviously people…
New Evidence Emerges in Decades-Old Tholmer Case
by Robert J. Hansen Lionell Tholmer has been in prison since 1985 after being convicted of second-degree…
Two Men – After 35 Years in Prison – Finally Walk Free in Another Innocence Project Victory
By Tommy Nguyen CHICAGO, IL – Late last week, the two men who were wrongly convicted of…
After 2-Plus Decades, Man Released from Prison after Innocence Project Investigates
By Jeanine Grimes CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Way back on Nov. 5, 2001, more than two decades ago,…
Looking Back: Critique of Innocence Project Report on Exoneree Compensation, ‘Making Up for Lost Time’
by Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
