Innocence Project

Christina Swarns describes how the Innocence Project has evolved since 1992

Christina Swarns, executive director of the Innocence Project, has dedicated her career to criminal justice reform. From her start as a public defender in Manhattan

December 11, 2023 No Comments

Niecy Nash to join the Innocence Project as an ambassador

[jwplayer NnqbGpPj] Inspired by her role in “When They See Us,” Niecy Nash will join the Innocence Project as an ambassador. Speaking with rolling out on the

June 16, 2019 No Comments

Wrongfully convicted Black man freed after 40 years

in 1976, a single strand of hair tied Ledura Watkins to the robbery and murder of a woman in Detroit. An FBI lab technician gave the

June 16, 2017 No Comments

Man with special needs free after 25 years of wrongful imprisonment

A Brooklyn, New York, man has spent the last 25 years in jail for a murder he did not commit. Andre Hatchett, 49, is an

March 11, 2016 No Comments