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Empowering Exonerated Death Row Survivors Witness to Innocence is an organization of, by, and for death row exonerees.Our mission is to empower exonerated death row survivors to be the most powerful and effective voice in the fight to end the death penalty

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Super Bowl on Death Row: New β€œPablo Torre Finds Out” Podcast Featuring Charles Flores, Dallas Cowboys Superfan who is Innocent on Texas’s Death Row He has been fighting to prove his innocence for over 25 years

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Decades Later, a Man’s Conviction Is Overturned With Ex-Inmate’s Help

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The Tragedy of Tommy Lee Walker's Delayed Justice Tommy Lee Walker, a Black man wrongfully convicted in 1954 for the murder of Venice Parker, highlights serious flaws in our criminal justice system. Denied proper legal counsel and facing a hostile community, he was caught in a web of racial bias.

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Shareef Cousins The 2024 Exoneree Fellow was Shareef Cousin. In 1996, at the age of 17, Shareef Cousin was sentenced to death for murder. He became the youngest perso...

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Wrongfully convicted of murder, Minnesota man released after 25 years in prison Brian Pippitt, who has maintained his innocence since his 2001 conviction, was released from a state prison in Faribault.

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As we step into 2026, we are reminded of the resilience and strength of those wrongfully convicted. At Witness to Innocence, our mission is to empower these individuals and help them regain the dignity they deserve.This year, we are committed to expanding our programs. Please help our efforts.

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We invite you to join exoneree Ray Krone on the podcast β€œMurder Unscripted”!on January 27th 2026.Episodes air every TuesdayTo access StreamYard, our recording platform, please follow these steps:(streamyard.com/37n6c3thyw).

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Witness to Innocence | Empowering Death Row Survivors | United States Witness to Innocence is an organization led by death row exonerees. We are focused on death penalty advocacy and education, as a way to end the death penalty.

"We are deeply grateful to all the incredible supporters of Witnesstoinnocence.org. Your dedication fuels our mission to advocate for justice and help those wrongfully convicted.

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Ongoing legal battles in Tennessee over lethal injection raise transparency.Key discussions focus on executing young adults like Christa Pike. Some lawmakers aim to expand capital punishment for child rapists amid concerns from recent execution failures involving Harold Nichols and Byron Black.

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Dying death row inmate asks for mercy to let him spend final months at home; DA cites past crimes to oppose clemency - NewsBreak Gerald D. Thomas is appealing for end-of-life release due to cancer, but is facing opposition from the DA, citing his criminal past and the brutality of th

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Innocence Project helps West Point woman get new trial The Mississippi Court of Appeals has granted a new trial to a West Point woman convicted of first-degree murder in a decision handed down Tuesday.

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11.12.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Habeas Corpus: District court must consider inmate’s actual innocence claim | Virginia Lawyers Weekly Where the district court held an inmate failed to proffer new, reliable evidence in support of his actual innocence claim, it erred. The exculpatory declaration by the perpetrator of the underlying mu...

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New coalition aims to end capital punishment as executions increase but public support wanes - Catholic Standard

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Campaign to end death penalty steps up in US - CathNews Catholics and pro-life conservatives joined a broad coalition of more than 50 organisations seeking to end the death penalty in the United States amid the 2025 surge in executions. Source: CNA.

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'U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty' aims to end capital punishment as executions increase but public support wanes - The Dialog WASHINGTONΒ  β€” Despite an uptick in executions in the U.S. in 2025, opponents of the death penalty lauded decreases in new death sentences and waning public support for the practice during comments at ...

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Anti-death penalty coalition talks surge in executions, dwindling public support During its inaugural press conference, representatives of the U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty highlighted the uptick of executions in the South.

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Panel: Death penalty is problematic, not productive ORLANDO | β€œIf the eye does not see, the heart does not feel.” Those were the words of Sister Helen Prejean, one of the most foremost death penalty opponents, during

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A Death Row Inmate Was Released on Bail After His Conviction Was Overturned. Louisiana Still Wants to Execute Him. - NewsBreak The post A Death Row Inmate Was Released on Bail After His Conviction Was Overturned. Louisiana Still Wants to Execute Him. appeared first on ProPublica .

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It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of our dear friend, Albert Burrell, on November 25, 2025. His laughter, kindness, and unwavering friendship touched our lives in countless ways. Albert, we honor you, Rest in peace, my brother. You will be dearly missed.

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Ralph Menzies incompetent to be executed, report says A mental competency report prepared by a psychologist from Utah's Department of Health & Human Services has found that Ralph Leroy Menzies is incompetent to be executed by firing squad.

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A NJ court ruled shaken baby testimony inadmissible. Could it help Robert Roberson? New Jersey’s public defender’s office hailed it a β€œlandmark” moment, stating it reflected the importance of relying on β€œreliable, well-supported scientific...

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News & Stories - The Exoneration Project Recent events and exonerations we are celebrating at the Exoneration Project--new clients coming home and getting the supports they need.

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While the world is distracted, Iran executes critics with impunity Even seasoned observers are stunned by the regime’s renewed campaign of killing. Families of the condemned are asking why the West doesn’t seem to care

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Attorney says electrocardiogram at Tennessee execution was active after inmate was pronounced dead An attorney for a recently executed Tennessee inmate says an electrocardiogram showed β€œsustained cardiac activity” nearly two minutes after Byron Black was pronounced dead.

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Gov. Kevin Stitt grants clemency for death row inmate Tremane Wood Gov. Kevin Stitt has granted clemency for Tremane Wood, who has been on Oklahoma's death row for more than 20 years.

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Tennessee schedules next lethal injection as questions linger about the last one The next man scheduled for execution in Tennessee β€” Harold Wayne Nichols β€” has officially declined to choose a method of execution. He had two options:

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