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The Illinois Innocence Project, based at the University of Illinois Springfield, has exonerated ten clients so far. They have over 2,000 prisoners seeking…
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Tomorrow, October 4th, marks Wrongful Conviction Day. According to the creators - the purpose of the day is "to bring awareness to the need to prevent and…
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When a man or woman is wrongfully imprisoned, Illinois law says they're entitled to compensation. But like so many others owed money by state government,…
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This year, the Illinois Innocence Project is making its 15th anniversary. In January, the program helped win freedom for Teshome Campbell. He had been…
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DNA evidence remains a powerful tool to convict, but also to exonerate.The Illinois Innocence Project based at the University of Illinois Springfield has…
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Today, we have the story of a man who spent 20 years in prison for a rape that DNA evidence later would prove he didn’t commit.We also hear from a woman…
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A suburban Chicago man who spent 20 years in prison for abduction and rape has been exonerated after DNA evidence indicated he was wrongfully convicted.…
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Chris Abernathy walked out of an Illinois prison last week for the first time in nearly 30 years. The 48 year old had been serving time for the rape and…
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To date, over 300 people have been let out of prison before their sentences are up because of a group called The Innocence Project. Many of those people…
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Audrey Edmunds' case is one of the first of its kind taken on by the Innocence Project. Shaken Baby Syndrome affects infants who have been abused, though…