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Two great pieces of news to share out of Chicago:
Antonio Porter was released from jail after a judge vacated his conviction last week. He spent 23.5 years in custody for a murder that he did not commit. Here is his story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut_i... [1/3]
Antonio Porter was released from jail after a judge vacated his conviction last week. He spent 23.5 years in custody for a murder that he did not commit. Here is his story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut_i... [1/3]
Antonio Porter released from Cook County Jail after judge vacates 2003 murder conviction
YouTube video by WGN News
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January 30, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Two great pieces of news to share out of Chicago:
Antonio Porter was released from jail after a judge vacated his conviction last week. He spent 23.5 years in custody for a murder that he did not commit. Here is his story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut_i... [1/3]
Antonio Porter was released from jail after a judge vacated his conviction last week. He spent 23.5 years in custody for a murder that he did not commit. Here is his story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut_i... [1/3]
Two great pieces of news to share out of Chicago:
Antonio Porter was released from jail after a judge vacated his conviction last week. He spent 23.5 years in custody for a murder that he did not commit. Here is his story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut_i... [1/3]
Antonio Porter was released from jail after a judge vacated his conviction last week. He spent 23.5 years in custody for a murder that he did not commit. Here is his story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut_i... [1/3]
Antonio Porter released from Cook County Jail after judge vacates 2003 murder conviction
YouTube video by WGN News
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Two great pieces of news to share out of Chicago:
Antonio Porter was released from jail after a judge vacated his conviction last week. He spent 23.5 years in custody for a murder that he did not commit. Here is his story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut_i... [1/3]
Antonio Porter was released from jail after a judge vacated his conviction last week. He spent 23.5 years in custody for a murder that he did not commit. Here is his story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut_i... [1/3]
“This case reminds us of how much must still be done to map the lethality and legacy of Jim Crow terror.”
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Tommy Lee Walker Declared Innocent 70 Years After His Execution
Dallas County Commissioners Court posthumously proclaimed Mr. Walker’s innocence in the 1954 racially-fueled capital murder case.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:49 PM
“This case reminds us of how much must still be done to map the lethality and legacy of Jim Crow terror.”
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Only $9,000 left to raise before New Year. Every gift this year is matched, so your impact is doubled!
Donate $10 or more today and you’ll be entered to win this amazing Southern Oregon getaway prize package!
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Donate $10 or more today and you’ll be entered to win this amazing Southern Oregon getaway prize package!
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December 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Only $9,000 left to raise before New Year. Every gift this year is matched, so your impact is doubled!
Donate $10 or more today and you’ll be entered to win this amazing Southern Oregon getaway prize package!
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Donate $10 or more today and you’ll be entered to win this amazing Southern Oregon getaway prize package!
giveguide.org/nonprofits/o...
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We’re only $10,000 away from our fundraising goal, can you help us get there?
By donating $10 or more today, not only will you help us reach our end-of-year goal, you'll be entered to win a 2025 Tern HSD S00 e-bike from Splendid Cycles! Current retail value of $5,949.
By donating $10 or more today, not only will you help us reach our end-of-year goal, you'll be entered to win a 2025 Tern HSD S00 e-bike from Splendid Cycles! Current retail value of $5,949.
December 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
We’re only $10,000 away from our fundraising goal, can you help us get there?
By donating $10 or more today, not only will you help us reach our end-of-year goal, you'll be entered to win a 2025 Tern HSD S00 e-bike from Splendid Cycles! Current retail value of $5,949.
By donating $10 or more today, not only will you help us reach our end-of-year goal, you'll be entered to win a 2025 Tern HSD S00 e-bike from Splendid Cycles! Current retail value of $5,949.
Happy holidays from all of us at OIP. At this time of year, we particularly think of our clients and everyone who is separated from their loved ones by the injustice of wrongful conviction.
We’re grateful to you for being part of our community and we’re committed to
bringing our clients home.
We’re grateful to you for being part of our community and we’re committed to
bringing our clients home.
December 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Happy holidays from all of us at OIP. At this time of year, we particularly think of our clients and everyone who is separated from their loved ones by the injustice of wrongful conviction.
We’re grateful to you for being part of our community and we’re committed to
bringing our clients home.
We’re grateful to you for being part of our community and we’re committed to
bringing our clients home.
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Every donation of $10 today earns a chance to win one of four prizes courtesy of our friends at Soter Vineyards and John’s Marketplace. 35 and under? You have two extra chances to win!
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November 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Every donation of $10 today earns a chance to win one of four prizes courtesy of our friends at Soter Vineyards and John’s Marketplace. 35 and under? You have two extra chances to win!
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Congratulations, Calvin!
“Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner who was wrongfully incarcerated for nearly 30 years, won by a wide margin, besting Lombard, a veteran of the city’s courts, 68% to 32%.”
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“Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner who was wrongfully incarcerated for nearly 30 years, won by a wide margin, besting Lombard, a veteran of the city’s courts, 68% to 32%.”
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Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Congratulations, Calvin!
“Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner who was wrongfully incarcerated for nearly 30 years, won by a wide margin, besting Lombard, a veteran of the city’s courts, 68% to 32%.”
veritenews.org/2025/11/16/c...
“Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner who was wrongfully incarcerated for nearly 30 years, won by a wide margin, besting Lombard, a veteran of the city’s courts, 68% to 32%.”
veritenews.org/2025/11/16/c...
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) granted clemency to 46-year-old Tremane Wood on Thursday, acting at the last minute to spare from execution a man who was sentenced to death for a killing his brother admitted to committing. www.huffpost.com/entry/treman...
Tremane Wood Spared From Execution In Shocking Decision
His case marks only the second time Gov. Kevin Stitt has commuted a death sentence since entering office in 2019.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) granted clemency to 46-year-old Tremane Wood on Thursday, acting at the last minute to spare from execution a man who was sentenced to death for a killing his brother admitted to committing. www.huffpost.com/entry/treman...
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...
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.
boltsmag.org
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.
www.oregonlive.com
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!