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Lawyers for a man sentenced to life for murder in a 2009 fatal stabbing in Beaverton allege in court that Washington County prosecutors withheld and suppressed key evidence in the case and at least one of the witnesses has retracted his statements.
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Prosecutors accused of withholding evidence, coercing witnesses in 2009 Beaverton murder case
Lawyers allege Washington County prosecutors failed to disclose key evidence in case against Nicholas Sias
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November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Lawyers for a man sentenced to life for murder in a 2009 fatal stabbing in Beaverton allege in court that Washington County prosecutors withheld and suppressed key evidence in the case and at least one of the witnesses has retracted his statements.
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Join us at QDoc for Night in West Texas. The film is a probing examination of the cracks in the justice system and how one innocent man, James Reyos, slipped so easily through them. Reyos spent decades in prison until a local police chief uncovered buried evidence. qdocfilmfest.org/night-in-wes...
October 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Join us at QDoc for Night in West Texas. The film is a probing examination of the cracks in the justice system and how one innocent man, James Reyos, slipped so easily through them. Reyos spent decades in prison until a local police chief uncovered buried evidence. qdocfilmfest.org/night-in-wes...
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Alabama has just executed Anthony Boyd tonight.
Lauren Gill explained so much that went wrong in his case and trial. Important to not look away.
Lauren Gill explained so much that went wrong in his case and trial. Important to not look away.
Alabama plans to execute Anthony Boyd next week with nitrogen gas for a 1993 murder.
No physical evidence linked Boyd to the crime.
He was convicted solely on the testimony of a co-defendant who avoided the death penalty by testifying against him.
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No physical evidence linked Boyd to the crime.
He was convicted solely on the testimony of a co-defendant who avoided the death penalty by testifying against him.
boltsmag.org/anthony-boyd...
He Was Convicted Entirely On Clashing Eyewitness Testimony. Alabama Plans to Execute Him Next Week. - Bolts
No physical evidence connected Anthony Boyd to a 1993 murder. He was sent to death row on the word of a co-defendant who testified under the threat of capital punishment.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Alabama has just executed Anthony Boyd tonight.
Lauren Gill explained so much that went wrong in his case and trial. Important to not look away.
Lauren Gill explained so much that went wrong in his case and trial. Important to not look away.
Join us at the QDoc Film Festival this Sunday at 4:30pm for a screening of “Night in West Texas.”
A Q& A with movie’s director Deborah S. Esquenazi, attorney Allison Clayton and OIP’s Ali King to follow.
Tickets& Info: qdocfilmfest.org/night-in-wes...
vimeo.com/1129008585?f...
A Q& A with movie’s director Deborah S. Esquenazi, attorney Allison Clayton and OIP’s Ali King to follow.
Tickets& Info: qdocfilmfest.org/night-in-wes...
vimeo.com/1129008585?f...
October 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Join us at the QDoc Film Festival this Sunday at 4:30pm for a screening of “Night in West Texas.”
A Q& A with movie’s director Deborah S. Esquenazi, attorney Allison Clayton and OIP’s Ali King to follow.
Tickets& Info: qdocfilmfest.org/night-in-wes...
vimeo.com/1129008585?f...
A Q& A with movie’s director Deborah S. Esquenazi, attorney Allison Clayton and OIP’s Ali King to follow.
Tickets& Info: qdocfilmfest.org/night-in-wes...
vimeo.com/1129008585?f...
We're a community sponsor of one of this year's QDOC picks: "Night in West Texas" is an examination of the cracks in the American justice system and how one innocent man, James Reyos, slipped so easily through them. Join us Sunday. 🎬🍿 qdocfilmfest.org/night-in-wes...
October 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
We're a community sponsor of one of this year's QDOC picks: "Night in West Texas" is an examination of the cracks in the American justice system and how one innocent man, James Reyos, slipped so easily through them. Join us Sunday. 🎬🍿 qdocfilmfest.org/night-in-wes...
Portland is poised to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who spent more than five years in prison for selling heroin that police told him had caused a fatal overdose, only to learn after completing his sentence that his victim was actually alive. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Portland set to pay $300K to man imprisoned for overdose death that never happened
Adam Gregg accepted a plea deal to avoid a lengthier sentence in an alleged fatal overdose, only to later discover his alleged victim never died.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Portland is poised to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who spent more than five years in prison for selling heroin that police told him had caused a fatal overdose, only to learn after completing his sentence that his victim was actually alive. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
🧵We are proud to partner with QDoc, the only festival in the world devoted specifically to queer documentaries, to bring you a special event this Sunday. More info and tickets: qdocfilmfest.org/night-in-wes... [1/2]
October 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
🧵We are proud to partner with QDoc, the only festival in the world devoted specifically to queer documentaries, to bring you a special event this Sunday. More info and tickets: qdocfilmfest.org/night-in-wes... [1/2]
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Our next Know Your Rights training is TOMORROW! Please share. More info here: www.ojrc.info/kyr
✊KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS✊
For more information and to RSVP, click the link: www.ojrc.info/kyr
For more information and to RSVP, click the link: www.ojrc.info/kyr
October 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Our next Know Your Rights training is TOMORROW! Please share. More info here: www.ojrc.info/kyr
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Want to learn how to recognize, report, and record ICE activity in your community? Join PIRC for upcoming MigraWatch training! You will learn how to respond to ICE sightings and get added to the PIRC hotline system. RSVP at the tinyurl links to register!
October 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Want to learn how to recognize, report, and record ICE activity in your community? Join PIRC for upcoming MigraWatch training! You will learn how to respond to ICE sightings and get added to the PIRC hotline system. RSVP at the tinyurl links to register!
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✊KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS✊
For more information and to RSVP, click the link: www.ojrc.info/kyr
For more information and to RSVP, click the link: www.ojrc.info/kyr
October 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
✊KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS✊
For more information and to RSVP, click the link: www.ojrc.info/kyr
For more information and to RSVP, click the link: www.ojrc.info/kyr
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‼️BREAKING: Robert's execution has been STAYED www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/...
Texas court grants Robert Roberson stay of execution, week before scheduled date
In addition to seeking any opportunity to present new evidence in court, the appeals also included allegations of judicial bias and misconduct during Robert...
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October 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
‼️BREAKING: Robert's execution has been STAYED www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/...
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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.
September 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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.
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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
October 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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
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🎉 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. 🧵
October 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
🎉 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. 🧵
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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!
October 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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!
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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...
www.concordmonitor.com/2025/10/02/t...
'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...
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October 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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...
www.concordmonitor.com/2025/10/02/t...
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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.
October 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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.
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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.
#RobertRoberson’s life is on the line. On Oct. 16, Texas plans to execute him — despite overwhelming medical evidence of his innocence.
October 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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.
#RobertRoberson’s life is on the line. On Oct. 16, Texas plans to execute him — despite overwhelming medical evidence of his innocence.
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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.
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...
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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.
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September 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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.
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...
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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‘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...
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September 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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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"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
Read from Texans speaking out to help stop Robert Roberson's execution. bit.ly/3KjceDK
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.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"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
Read from Texans speaking out to help stop Robert Roberson's execution. bit.ly/3KjceDK
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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
September 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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
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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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.
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September 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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 $.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
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...
September 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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...