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In Memory of Wisconsin Exoneree Forest Shomberg 21 Aug 2013 | 12:48 am
Along with our Innocence Network colleagues, we are saddened by the loss of Forest Shomberg and offer our condolences to his friends and family. He will be missed and remembered. Shomberg at his rele...
Court Certifies Innocence of Man Wrongfully Convicted of Arson 14 Aug 2013 | 08:12 pm
James Kluppelberg, who was wrongfully convicted of arson that killed six people and sentenced to life in prison, was granted a certificate of innocence. Kluppelberg was convicted and spent 24 years b...
Washington Man Eligible for Compensation Due to New Law 7 Aug 2013 | 07:51 pm
Innocence Project Northwest exoneree, Alan Northrop, is now eligible for compensation for his wrongful conviction and imprisonment under a new state law that went into effect Sunday. Northrop, 49, sp...
Exoneree Compensation Lawsuit Sandbagged When City Declares Bankruptcy 7 Aug 2013 | 07:49 pm
After spending nearly a decade behind bars for a crime he did not commit, Dwanye Provience sued Detroit in 2010 in a lawsuit that includes a cop accused of withholding evidence and would likely have m...
Triple Exoneration in the Northwest 30 Jul 2013 | 07:20 pm
This past week, seven months after their convictions for robbery, assault, and drive-by shooting were vacated, Tyler Gassman, Robert Larson, and Paul Statler were officially exonerated. They were orig...
Innocent Children Fall Victim to Wrongful Convictions 30 Jul 2013 | 07:19 pm
In recent years with a growing number of exonerations of innocent individuals, there needs to be a discussion about who is effected by wrongful convictions. Of course the individual who is incarcerate...
Without Support, Exonerees Struggle 25 Jul 2013 | 12:36 am
For inmates who are released after completing their sentences in Wisconsin, the state provides transitionary support that assists with securing housing, job readiness, and access to services. However,...
NPR Shines Spotlight on Exoneree 25 Jul 2013 | 12:33 am
This past week’s Weekend Edition on NPR featured Oklahoma exoneree Dennis Fritz, who was wrongfully convicted of rape and murder and served eleven years of a life sentence before DNA confirmed he was ...
FBI To Review 27 Death Penalty Cases for Faulty Forensic Testimony 24 Jul 2013 | 12:33 am
A review of more than 21,000 cases has revealed twenty-seven death penalty cases in which the FBI’s forensic experts may have exaggerated the scientific conclusions that could be drawn from a so-calle...
Wyoming Man Officially Exonerated 24 Jul 2013 | 12:25 am
This past Friday, Rocky Mountain Innocence Center client Andrew Johnson was officially exonerated of his conviction in an aggravated burglary and sexual assault case in 1989. Mr. Johnson spent over 23...
