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The co-founder of an Illinois prisoner advocacy group is calling for a statewide effort to investigate claims of innocence.The Illinois Innocence Project…
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From spending wrongfully convicted time behind bars to spending time performing on stage, The Exoneree Band has more than music to give to the public. The…
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Before leaving office, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner granted a pardon to a man wrongly convicted of attempted murder. What makes this clemency unique is…
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Illinois lawmakers approved tighter restrictions on the use of jailhouse informants, overturning Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto. The legislation is meant to…
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When Making A Murderer was released by Netflix in late 2015, it made a ripple among the public at large. Many were swept up in the debate as to whether or…
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Criminal justice advocates say a measure that's cleared the Illinois legislature will keep innocent people from winding up in prison. Among other things,…
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The 2017 UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership Annual Report is now available. In April, the annual convocation shared highlights from the past year…
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An Illinois man was found "not guilty” today for an arson case dating back to 1995. Bill Amor already spent 22 years in prison for a crime he says he…
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The Illinois Innocence Project, based at the University of Illinois Springfield, has won a $641,000 grant for DNA testing intended to help exonerate…
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Illinois is finally making good on some of its most overdue bills — compensating people who were unjustly imprisoned.When prisoners have done their time,…