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@innocenceproject.bsky.socialJimmie "Chris" Duncan is rebuilding his life after nearly 30 years on death row, for a crime that never happened. The Louisiana Supreme Court unanimously declared him “factually innocent” but now prosecutors have reopened the case and are threatening to exhume a body. https://bit.ly/4jIiFzS
@innocenceproject.bsky.socialCurtis Flowers spent nearly 23 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Mississippi tried him six times. He died Wednesday at 56. We honor his life and his long fight for freedom. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
@innocenceproject.bsky.socialIn 1976, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty, predicting "guided discretion" laws would prevent arbitrariness. Decades later, the system is still deeply unreliable.
@innocenceproject.bsky.social“We have learned through painful experience that innocent people are wrongfully convicted of murder, wrongfully sentenced to death, and wrongfully executed," said Christina Swarns, executive director of the Innocence Project.
@innocenceproject.bsky.socialThis #WrongfulConvictionDay, urge lawmakers to cosponsor and pass The Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act in 2027: https://bit.ly/3sZoKvI
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@lauraburstein.bsky.socialReposted by @innocenceproject.bsky.social@myrgv.bsky.social editorial re: #MelissaLucio: “This week’s ruling isn’t likely to answer the many questions in the case … At the very least, those questions leave too weak a base upon which to carry out her execution.” myrgv.com/alerts-brh/2...
@lauraburstein.bsky.socialReposted by @innocenceproject.bsky.social@dallasnews.com: The rulings Robert Roberson hopes will change the course of his case in Texas www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/...
@innocenceproject.bsky.socialDuring his 18 years of wrongful incarceration, Fernando Bermudez created art as a means of survival and self-expression. Take home a piece of his artwork with our limited-edition collection.
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@innocenceproject.bsky.socialOn Monday, a federal court in Alabama vacated Charles McCrory’s murder conviction and ordered a new trial. Charles has spent more than 40 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. The state now has 180 days to retry Charles or release him from prison.
https://bit.ly/4hauLAj
@innocenceproject.bsky.socialBREAKING: Despite agreement of all parties, sharply divided Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejects trial court’s finding of constitutional error in #MelissaLucio's case. Trial court had previously found her "actually innocent”.
Read: bit.ly/4rtkfaP.
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@innocenceproject.bsky.socialFor some freed and exonerated people, karaoke has been something of a reentry ritual. Read more about how they recently came together for a celebration of life and freedom.
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@innocenceproject.bsky.socialAs part of their reinvestigation, prosecutors obtained a warrant for Chris’ DNA while also trying to obtain DNA from Haley’s mother, and plan to exhume Haley’s body nearly 30 years after her death.
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@innocenceproject.bsky.socialAlthough the Louisiana Supreme Court affirmed a judge’s decision finding Jimmie “Chris” Duncan innocent in June, the Ouachita Parish District Attorney’s office is seeking to retry him for murder in the 1993 accidental death of his girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter, Haley.
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@innocenceproject.bsky.socialIt's World Gratitude Day, so we asked our clients what they were grateful for since being freed or exonerated. Here's what they had to say.
We are also reflecting on who we are grateful for: You!
Because of you, they are free. We cannot thank you enough for your support.
@innocenceproject.bsky.socialSAVE THE DATE!
On Oct. 16, learn how a first-of-its-kind exoneree survey is reshaping the future of wrongful conviction reform.
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🗓️Friday, October 16, 2026
⏰12:00 – 1:30pm ET via Zoom Webinar (Live)
@innocenceproject.bsky.socialHer wrongful conviction was almost entirely based on bite mark analysis, which has been widely discredited as “junk science.” Sheila is represented by the Innocence Project and the Southern Center for Human Rights.
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@innocenceproject.bsky.socialAfter 21 years of #wrongfulconviction, Sheila Denton has been exonerated! Last week, a Georgia judge signed off on the state’s decision to not retry her for a 2004 murder she did not commit. She had spent 15 years in prison before her release in April 2020.
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