Illinois Innocence Project

Illinois is finally making good on some of its most overdue bills — compensating people who were unjustly imprisoned.When prisoners have done their time,…

The Illinois Innocence Project, based at the University of Illinois Springfield, has exonerated ten clients so far. They have over 2,000 prisoners seeking…

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…

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,…

This year, the Illinois Innocence Project is making its 15th anniversary. In January, the program helped win freedom for Teshome Campbell. He had been…

DNA evidence remains a powerful tool to convict, but also to exonerate.The Illinois Innocence Project based at the University of Illinois Springfield has…

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…

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.…

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…

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…