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The wrongful conviction of Jason Puracal in Nicaragua is monumental and serves as a chilling milestone in the emerging trend of international “show” trials.  This case has serious implications for citizens of the Global North studying, working, traveling, or retiring abroad...

Read the full article here.

I wish I could name every person I talked to, but I did want to share a link with my community. Gloria Killian was a third year student at McGeorge Law School when she was convicted of murder. In prison she became a jailhouse lawyer, creating with the University of Southern California the first law project in a California women's prison. Since her release, Killian has become a worldwide prison activist, and published a book called, "Full Circle. A true Story of Murder, Lies and Vindication." You can learn more and purchase the book here. I can't wait to dive in to it myself.

There are too many amazing stories to list each one here, but I am looking forward to sharing more links of the great work the Innocence Project is doing.  

Dear Eric,

I am writing to let you know that Innocence Project client Michael Morton will be profiled this weekend on 60 Minutes in a piece that also looks at the broader problem of prosecutorial misconduct. It will air on CBS at 7 PM EST on Sunday, March 25th.

Michael Morton spent nearly 25 years in prison for murdering his wife Christine, until DNA proved his innocence and implicated the real perpetrator. Since his December exoneration, the Texas Supreme Court has ordered a Court of Inquiry to determine whether the prosecutor contributed to Mr. Morton’s wrongful conviction by concealing evidence from the defense.

Click here to read an interview with Michael since his release. For more information about the case, read the Innocence Project’s press release about the exoneration or about the Court of Inquiry.

Warm Regards,


Audrey Levitin
Development Director
Innocence Project

Check it out here.

"This blog covers any and all issues–wherever they arise in the world–related to the problem of wrongful conviction of the innocent."

Edited by Mark Godsey the Director of the Center for the Global Study of Wrongful Conviction and proffesor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, this blog is for readers passionate about wrongful imprisonment.

Jeffrey Deskovic was imprisoned for 16 years after being wrongfully convicted of killing a high school classmate. After DNA tests pointed to another man, Deskovic was given his freedom in 2006, along with an apology in the form of a $6.5 million settlement from his slam dunk wrongful imprisonment lawsuit. Since his release, the Associated Press Reports, Deskovic has “been active in criminal justice reform and anti-death penalty movements,” and now Deskovic plans to put $1.5 million of that settlement towards establishing operations at the Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation for Justice Work. The nonprofit will provide assistance to those who believe they have been wrongfully convicted and imprisoned in the New York City area.

It is hard to imagine spending 16 years of one’s life in prison for a crime that one didn’t commit, and Deskovic’s desire to help others who might face a similarly horrible predicament is admirable. We do wonder, however, if Deskovic’s funds might be more efficiently and effectively spent by an organization that is already up and running on this kind of work—say, Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld’s, which has been using DNA tests to free innocent people since its founding in 1992. Nonetheless, we won’t quibble. Deskovic would be within his right to use the entirety of his settlement for completely selfish purposes. After all, can any amount of money make up for more than a decade in prison on a bogus conviction? So it is refreshing to see that Deskovic has chosen to invest some of his settlement money in helping to improve a system that did him wrong. –Mike Keefe-Feldman

Former death row inmate Edward Lee Elmore has been released from prison, thanks in part to a book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Raymond Bonner.

In the video above, Random House editor Jonathan Segal explained how the nonfiction book helped set a prisoner free.

Read more on the case here.

For those in DC April 10-12, check out this event.

How far would you go to tell the world the truth? That was the question Euna Lee had to ask herself when she and a fellow journalist, Laura Ling, were detained in North Korea after they crossed the border without a visa while researching a controversial story. They remained in captivity until August of 2009 when they received a pardon from the North Korean government. Hear the story of her incredible journey as she reflects on what it means to be a truth-teller in a broken world.

Sign up to attend Q | Washington D.C. on April 10-12th here while seats are still available.