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Oregon Innocence Project
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We free wrongfully convicted Oregonians. Administered by ojrcenter.bsky.social. Member of the Innocence Network.
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8th Amendment Project @8thamendment.org · 1d
‼️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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Innocence Network @innocencenetwork.bsky.social · 10d
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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New England Innocence Project @newenglandinnocence.org · 8d
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
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
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Tennessee Innocence Project (www.tninnocence.org) @tninnocence.bsky.social · 8d
🎉 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. 🧵
A picture of Eric Wright, a TIP client who was freed yesterday after spending 36 years behind bars wrongfully incarcerated.
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Witness To Innocence @wtiusa.bsky.social · 8d
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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New England Innocence Project @newenglandinnocence.org · 8d
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.
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'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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Healing Justice @healingjustice.bsky.social · 8d
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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The Innocence Project @innocenceproject.bsky.social · 8d
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.
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lauraburstein.bsky.social @lauraburstein.bsky.social · 10d
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Oregon Innocence Project @oregoninnocence.bsky.social · 15d
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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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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Oregon Innocence Project @oregoninnocence.bsky.social · 16d
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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The Innocence Project @innocenceproject.bsky.social · 17d
"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
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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Innocence Project Delaware @innocencedelaware.bsky.social · 17d
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
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Oregon Innocence Project @oregoninnocence.bsky.social · 17d
Read more about our work on Mr. McGuffin's exoneration. www.oregoninnocence.org/nick-mcguffin
Nick McGuffin — Oregon Innocence Project
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Oregon Innocence Project @oregoninnocence.bsky.social · 17d
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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Oregon Innocence Project @oregoninnocence.bsky.social · 24d
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!
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Oregon Innocence Project @oregoninnocence.bsky.social · 24d
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...
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.
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Oregon Innocence Project @oregoninnocence.bsky.social · 28d
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/...
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…
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Oregon Innocence Project @oregoninnocence.bsky.social · Sep 10
Ticket sales end TODAY (Sept 10) at 5:00pm!

Get yours here: www.oregoninnocence.org/this-is-inno...
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Oregon Innocence Project @oregoninnocence.bsky.social · Sep 8
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'.
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Oregon Innocence Project @oregoninnocence.bsky.social · Sep 10
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
Josh Horner — Oregon Innocence Project
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Oregon Innocence Project @oregoninnocence.bsky.social · Sep 10
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.
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Oregon Innocence Project @oregoninnocence.bsky.social · Sep 10
🧵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.
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
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Oregon Innocence Project @oregoninnocence.bsky.social · Sep 8
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'.
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Oregon Innocence Project @oregoninnocence.bsky.social · Sep 8
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'.
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Oregon Innocence Project @oregoninnocence.bsky.social · Sep 5
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...
Exonerees Speak Out for Robert Roberson- Press Conference
YouTube video by CIFS
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