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Maurice Hastings appears at a court in Los Angeles where a judge officially found him to be factually innocent

LA man wrongly imprisoned for decades declared innocent

Maurice Hastings was released from prison last year after long-untested DNA evidence pointed to a different suspect. More

March 2, 2023

Judge vacates conviction of man imprisoned nearly 3 decades

Missouri judge overturns conviction of Lamar Johnson, who's served nearly 28 years of a life sentence for a killing he has always said he didn't commit. More

February 14, 2023

The Innocence Project

The latest legal news involving cases of exoneration and the work of The Innocence Project. More

January 25, 2023

Hawaii man imprisoned for 1991 murder, rape released

DNA evidence previously submitted in the case belonged to an unknown man and all three of the convicted men were excluded as sources. More

January 25, 2023

Lamar Johnson denies role in killing that led to life term

Lamar Johnson, seeking freedom after 28 years in prison for a murder he denies committing, said he was with his girlfriend the night of the... More

December 15, 2022

Prosecutor in Lamar Johnson case defends his actions

Former prosecutor who sent Lamar Johnson to prison nearly 28 years ago defended his actions, including his use of testimony from a jailhouse snitch. More

December 14, 2022

Missouri man seeks exoneration in murder; 2 others confessed

Lamar Johnson has long maintained his innocence, and St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is backing his request to vacate his conviction. More

December 12, 2022

Adnan Syed guest lectures at University of Baltimore’s Innocence Project Clinic

Law students at the University of Baltimore's Innocence Project Clinic were lectured by guest speaker Adnan Syed, who recently had his charges dropped. More

October 20, 2022

Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ case

Prosecutors dropped charges against Adnan Syed on Tuesday in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee, according to a lawyer affiliated with the case. More

October 11, 2022

‘Serial’ case: Prosecutors move to vacate Syed’s conviction

Baltimore prosecutors asked a judge to vacate Adnan Syed's conviction for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, a case chronicled in the podcast “Serial." More

September 14, 2022

Convicted at 17, prisoner, now 53, exonerated in rape

A Black man wrongfully convicted as a teenager for a New Orleans rape more than 36 years ago was ordered freed Thursday after a judge... More

August 25, 2022

Advocates: Conviction in 1997 death vacated; prisoner freed

Court records show a motion to vacate the conviction of Cedric L. Dent, 47, in the shooting death of Anthony Milton was granted by a... More

August 8, 2022

Cleveland man declared wrongfully imprisoned for 1991 killing

A Cuyahoga County judge ruled Cleveland man Charles Jackson was wrongfully imprisoned after he spent over 27 years in prison before his murder conviction was... More

July 11, 2022

After decades in prison, California man innocent of murder

Alexander Torres, a California man who spent 21 years in prison for a gang murder he said he didn't commit, has been declared factually innocent... More

June 1, 2022

Woman who spent more than 20 years in prison for husband’s death speaks out

A murder charge against 75-year-old Jane Dorotik was dismissed this week as she was getting ready for a second trial. More

May 18, 2022

Judge vacates life sentence of wrongfully convicted man

Miami judge vacates life sentence of 55-year-old Black man Thomas "Jay" Raynard James, who prosecutors said was wrongfully convicted because of mistaken identity in 1991. More

April 27, 2022