Oregon Innocence Project

Together, the 70+ organizations that make up the #InnocenceNetwork have secured 865 + exonerations to date. And we’re nowhere near finished. This #WrongfulConvictionDay, we recommit to freeing the innocent, preventing wrongful conviction, & supporting people when they come home.

Whereas: International Wrongful Conviction Day was established on October 2, 2013, by the Innocence Network to raise awareness of the causes and harms of wrongful convictions, & to recognize organizations like the New England Innocence Project, Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) Innocence Program, & Boston College Innocence Program, as well as programs like the Exoneree Network, which collectively work to free innocent people from prison & support families impacted by incarceration; AND Whereas: According to the National Registry of Exonerations, there have been 3,724 known exonerations since 1989 nationwide, including 93 known exonerations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts & in Boston, there are 41 known exonerees, representing innocent individuals who lost a combined total of 674 years of liberty to wrongful incarceration, and there are an unknown number of wrongfully convicted people who have not yet been exonerated, some of whom still remain in prison; AND Whereas: In Boston, Black, Indigenous, & People of Color making up 78% of exonerees who were wrongfully convicted of crimes they did not commit, with systemic racism, coerced pleas, eyewitness misidentification, false confessions, inadequate legal defense, official misconduct, misapplication of forensic science, & unreliable and unrelated informant testimony being some of the major factors that contribute to wrongful convictions; AND Whereas: Wrongful convictions are an injustice that robs an innocent person of their life, liberty, & dignity and has an immeasurable personal, familial, emotional, & societal cost. An Act Preventing False Confessions (H.1847 / S. 1136) is one initiative, introduced and pending in the state legislature, that aims to prevent wrongful convictions from happening in the first place; NOW Therefore: I, Michelle Wu, Mayor of the City of Boston, do hereby declare October 2nd, 2025, to be: Wrongful Conviction Day in the City of Boston

It's #WrongfulConvictionDay and we are so grateful to @mayorwu.boston.gov for recognizing that "wrongful convictions are an injustice that robs an innocent person of their life, liberty, & dignity and has an immeasurable personal, familial, emotional, & societal cost." #mapoli #bospoli

A picture of Eric Wright, a TIP client who was freed yesterday after spending 36 years behind bars wrongfully incarcerated.

🎉 BREAKING on #WrongfulConvictionDay! TIP client Eric Wright is FREE after nearly 36 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. His release is a moment of celebration—and a reminder of why we fight for justice. 🧵

Today, on Wrongful Conviction Day, we honor those who have suffered from the deep injustices of wrongful convictions. Each case represents not just a lost life, but shattered families and communities. Let us unite to raise awareness and advocate for truth and justice!

'There shouldn't be a limit at all': Exonerees urge N.H. to open its tight window for new criminal trials - Concord Monitor Former Rhode Island police officer Scott Hornoff waited in prison for six years, four months and 18 days before he was exonerated. Convicted of murder in 1996, Hornoff worked for years to prove his in...

Our first #WrongfulConvictionDay event in New Hampshire! We are so grateful to exonerees Scott Hornoff and Kristine Bunch for sharing so much of themselves in order to create change. We must all learn from those most impacted.
www.concordmonitor.com/2025/10/02/t...

Today marks the 12th annual Wrongful Conviction Day. Wrongful convictions don’t just harm the innocent—they also deeply impact survivors, families, and entire communities. More than 37,000 people have been harmed by these systemic injustices.

Today is #WrongfulConvictionDay and we are asking for your help.

#RobertRoberson’s life is on the line. On Oct. 16, Texas plans to execute him — despite overwhelming medical evidence of his innocence.

Wrongfully convicted man receives $14M settlement in Oregon murder case Nicholas McGuffin served nine years in prison for the Leah Freeman killing, though he was never tied to the crime through DNA, physical evidence or eyewitnesses.

Our former client Nick McGuffin was convicted of manslaughter in 2011 and spent nine years of a 10-year sentence wrongfully incarcerated before his conviction was overturned by a judge.

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‘The Evergreen’ bonus episode: Jesse Johnson was wrongfully convicted. Now, he’s suing Jesse Johnson spent 25 years incarcerated for a murder he always insisted he didn’t commit. Two years after his release, he’s suing the state of Oregon and the Salem police detectives who locked him u...

Former Oregon Innocence Project client Jesse Johnson was freed in September 2023 after 25 years in custody, 17 of which were spent on Oregon’s death row.

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Reader says it’s terrifying that Texas is moving forward with Roberson execution A reader says what’s happening to Robert Roberson can happen to anyone.

"We deserve a system that admits mistakes rather than compounding them with an execution. Roberson’s life should not be the cost of Texas refusing to face the truth."

Read from Texans speaking out to help stop Robert Roberson's execution. bit.ly/3KjceDK

We have just two days until our Chasing Freedom Gala! Join us this Thursday for a powerful evening dedicated to advancing justice, strengthening community, and reaffirming our dedication to justice and equity. givebutter.com/xTt9Yy

Nick McGuffin — Oregon Innocence Project

Read more about our work on Mr. McGuffin's exoneration. www.oregoninnocence.org/nick-mcguffin

Oregon police, forensics lab actions result in $14 million payout for Coos County man The Oregon State Police forensic lab agreed to pay millions as part of a settlement after failing to disclose DNA evidence in the decades-old homicide of Leah Freeman.

Congratulations to our former client Nick McGuffin! Wrongful conviction is expensive, but it costs exonerees and their families most of all. Oregon must do better. We need real accountability from those responsible, not just $.
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We'd like to say a huge thank you to our sponsors and community partners for making THIS IS INNOCENCE possible, in particular our Mobilizers: Angeli & Calfo, Levi Merrithew Horst, and Levine & McHenry. We're already looking forward to next year's event!

Sophie Cull and Calvin Duncan signing copies of their book: The Jailhouse Lawyer.

Guests holding copies of The Jailhouse Lawyer.

Guests at This Is Innocence.

Celebrating innocence.

Thanks to everyone who joined us at THIS IS INNOCENCE. Your presence and your support for our work helped make the evening feel truly special. Together, we helped advance our mission to free innocent people from prison. Check out the photos: www.oregoninnocence.org/this-is-inno...

Oregon Innocence Project hosting benefit to raise funds for the wrongfully imprisoned The Oregon Innocence Project (OIP) is the state’s only program dedicated to helping innocent people clear their names, and has so far exonerated 5 Oregonians from wrongful convictions for ser…

KOIN joined us ahead of our benefit last night to learn more about our work to free innocent Oregonians and spread awareness about why this work matters. www.koin.com/news/oregon/...

Ticket sales end TODAY (Sept 10) at 5:00pm!

Get yours here: www.oregoninnocence.org/this-is-inno...

Josh Horner — Oregon Innocence Project

Josh’s case was one of the first that the Oregon Innocence Project accepted when we opened our doors in 2014. Congratulations, Josh!

You can read more of Josh’s story and donate to help fund our mission to free more innocent Oregonians here: www.oregoninnocence.org/josh-horner

photo of Lucy the black lab

His conviction was overturned thanks to a black lab named Lucy. The story of Lucy the dog, and the revelation that she was alive, well, and living in Gearhart on the Oregon coast, captured the imagination of people around the world.

Photo of Josh Horner, smiling on the steps of the court house. His wife Kelli is on his right and attorney Steve Wax is on his left

🧵Today, we celebrate seven years of freedom for our former client, Josh Horner.

Josh was wrongfully convicted of sexually abusing a child in April 2017 and sentenced to fifty years in prison, effectively a life sentence for the then 41-year-old.

This is innocence. A benefit for Oregon Innocent Project. Featuring Calvin Duncan. Exonerate, Prison Lawyer, and Author. For more information visit oregoninnocence.org/this-is-innocence. September 11, 2025. Ecotrust Building - Irving Street Studio. Includes headshot of Calvin, a Black man wearing a dress shirt and sportscoat. He has glasses, a mustache and is smiling at the camera.

Photo by Oregon Justice Resource Center on August 28, 2025. May be a graphic of card, poster, magazine and text that says 'IN GRATITUDE TO OUR SPONSORS: Mobilizer Level Leve LEVINE LEVINE&MCHENRY McHENRY LEVI MERRITHEW IHORST ANGELI & CALFO Defender Level Albies & Stark NinetyTen Anesthesia Foster Garvey Salt & Straw Menashe Properties Scissors Law Narwhal Law & Tonkon Torp Business Strategy Community Partners AlRight Beer Broadway Books Rue25 Winery Oregon For more info, visit: ይየ Project Innocence oregoninocence.ory/hi-i-inocenc Aproject ApriedoftoOongn.uee the Oregon Justice Resource Center'.

We’re just a few days away from THIS IS INNOCENCE, our annual benefit that supports our work to free wrongfully convicted Oregonians. All the proceeds will fund vital legal services for innocent people seeking to clear their names.

Tickets: www.oregoninnocence.org/this-is-inno...

This is innocence. A benefit for Oregon Innocent Project. Featuring Calvin Duncan. Exonerate, Prison Lawyer, and Author. For more information visit oregoninnocence.org/this-is-innocence. September 11, 2025. Ecotrust Building - Irving Street Studio. Includes headshot of Calvin, a Black man wearing a dress shirt and sportscoat. He has glasses, a mustache and is smiling at the camera.

Photo by Oregon Justice Resource Center on August 28, 2025. May be a graphic of card, poster, magazine and text that says 'IN GRATITUDE TO OUR SPONSORS: Mobilizer Level Leve LEVINE LEVINE&MCHENRY McHENRY LEVI MERRITHEW IHORST ANGELI & CALFO Defender Level Albies & Stark NinetyTen Anesthesia Foster Garvey Salt & Straw Menashe Properties Scissors Law Narwhal Law & Tonkon Torp Business Strategy Community Partners AlRight Beer Broadway Books Rue25 Winery Oregon For more info, visit: ይየ Project Innocence oregoninocence.ory/hi-i-inocenc Aproject ApriedoftoOongn.uee the Oregon Justice Resource Center'.

We’re just a few days away from THIS IS INNOCENCE, our annual benefit that supports our work to free wrongfully convicted Oregonians. All the proceeds will fund vital legal services for innocent people seeking to clear their names.

Tickets: www.oregoninnocence.org/this-is-inno...

YouTube video by CIFS Exonerees Speak Out for Robert Roberson- Press Conference

A group of exonerees is calling on Texas authorities to prevent the wrongful execution of Robert Roberson on 10/16/25 for a crime that never occurred. Read the letter and watch the virtual press conference.

Letter: drive.google.com/file/d/1f4cJ...

Press conference: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwwL...

This Is Innocence: A benefit for the Oregon Innocence Project — Oregon Innocence Project

Support our work and help us free the next Jesse Johnson by joining us next week on September 11 in Portland at our benefit THIS IS INNOCENCE. www.oregoninnocence.org/this-is-inno...

YouTube video by Oregon Justice Resource Center Innocent man who was on death row speaks about how he was freed.

Celebrating two years of freedom for our former client Jesse Johnson! Jesse is Oregon’s first death row exoneree. He was wrongfully convicted and spent 25 years in prison and jail, 17 of them on death row. youtube.com/shorts/uwVu9...

This Is Innocence: A benefit for the Oregon Innocence Project — Oregon Innocence Project

Signed copies of Calvin’s new book, “The Jailhouse Lawyer,” will also be available at the event. www.oregoninnocence.org/this-is-inno...

The Jailhouse Lawyer On July 8, Penguin Press published The Jailhouse Lawyer, my book written with my friend Sophie Cull about my career as a jailhouse lawyer.

You can learn more about Calvin's story and purchase his book by visiting his website: www.calvinduncan.com/p/book-the-j...

This is innocence. A benefit for Oregon Innocent Project. Featuring Calvin Duncan. Exonerate, Prison Lawyer, and Author. For more information visit oregoninnocence.org/this-is-innocence. September 11, 2025. Ecotrust Building - Irving Street Studio. Includes headshot of Calvin, a Black man wearing a dress shirt and sportscoat. He has glasses, a mustache and is smiling at the camera.

Photo by Oregon Justice Resource Center on August 28, 2025. May be a graphic of card, poster, magazine and text that says 'IN GRATITUDE TO OUR SPONSORS: Mobilizer Level Level LEVINE LEVINE & MCHENRY McHENRY LEVI MERRITHEW IHORST ANGELI & CALFO Defender Level Albies & Stark NinetyTen Anesthesia Foster Garvey Salt & Straw Menashe Properties Scissors Law Narwhal Law & Tonkon Torp Business Strategy Community Partners AlRight Beer Broadway Books Rue25 Winery Oregon For more info, visit: oregoninocence.org/this-is-innocence

Have you purchased your tickets? Have you read the book written by our special guest, Calvin Duncan? If not, you still have time! Please join us next week for THIS IS INNOCENCE: an evening of uplifting stories, justice fulfilled, and determined hope.

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This is innocence. A benefit for Oregon Innocent Project. Featuring Calvin Duncan. Exonerate, Prison Lawyer, and Author. For more information visit oregoninnocence.org/this-is-innocence. September 11, 2025. Ecotrust Building - Irving Street Studio. Includes headshot of Calvin, a Black man wearing a dress shirt and sportscoat. He has glasses, a mustache and is smiling at the camera.

Photo by Oregon Justice Resource Center on August 28, 2025. text that says 'IN GRATITUDE TO OUR SPONSORS: Mobilizer Level: LEVINE & MCHENRY, LEVI MERRITHEW HORST, ANGELI & CALFO; Defender Level: Albies & Stark NinetyTen Anesthesia Foster Garvey Salt & Straw Menashe Properties Scissors Law Narwhal Law & Tonkon Torp Business Strategy Community Partners AlRight Beer Broadway Books Rue25 Winery Oregon For more info, visit: oregoninnocence.org/this-is-innocence

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