So-called conviction integrity units have been deeply disappointing, not only for their failure to undo individual injustices but their refusal to confront systemic ones. We can not rely on prosecutors to voluntarily pursue justice, but we continue to demand justice from all who stand in its way.

BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Prosecutors will not retry a man who spent more than 25 years in prison for a murder in Boston. Rickey “FuQuan” McGee was released from prison last month in light of new evidence. He will now remain free. https://bit.ly/3XgSHXH

Food behind bars often fails to meet the standards of basic nutrition.

Courts have been described as a check on the govt. And we have certainly seen that in some cases. But more often, courts refuse to hold the government accountable and instead endorse its cruelest acts. The Supreme Court’s decisions should dismantle all myths of it as an objective/just institution.

Government propaganda has always been used to justify police & prisons. Fear can work. It’s what leads us to still invest in prisons when they don’t keep us safe. But we have also seen that it is possible to see through lies and myths. We can choose hope & humanity. We can choose community instead.

As our community members fight their wrongful convictions, these are the appalling conditions they suffer. The irony is that the Department of Correction preaches accountability to its residents but demonstrates little for itself and its staff. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Tonight is the fifth annual Jammin’ for Justice benefit concert in #Somerville, which raises money to send #Massachusetts exonerees to the Innocence Network Conference in Chicago. Some of the musicians are exonerees or lawyers for exonerees. www.newenglandinnocence.org/innocence-bl...

Some good news! “Boston City Council has voted unanimously to ban its government from using facial recognition technology, including the police department, making it the largest city on the East Coast to do so.” www.builtinboston.com/articles/bos...

UPDATE: Rickey “FuQuan” McGee’s 1998 murder conviction was overturned from the bench by Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Michael Ricciuti earlier this morning. I'll have a story with the judge’s stunning comments out soon. #Boston #Massachusetts

“A wrongfully convicted man who spent 15 years in prison is suing the city of #Boston and several former police detectives, alleging they framed him for murder nearly 50 years ago.” #Massachusetts

There’s a principle called the presumption of regularity: it means that courts presume that the government will act lawfully and in good faith. With what we know about official misconduct leading to wrongful convictions and what we are seeing now, maybe it’s time to revisit this presumption.

The presumption of *irregularity,* coming soon to a courthouse near you...

NEW: After spending 28 years in prison for a murder he says he did not commit, Rickey “FuQuan” McGee stepped out of the John Adams Courthouse in #Boston surrounded by dozens of jubilant supporters on October 14. “I’m going to live incredibly,” McGee told the crowd as he held his fiancée and mother.

There’s a principle called the presumption of regularity: it means that courts presume that the government will act lawfully and in good faith. With what we know about official misconduct leading to wrongful convictions and what we are seeing now, maybe it’s time to revisit this presumption.

We are thrilled that Fuquan is home after 28 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Outstanding lawyering by Jeff Harris and Jill Tessier. Let’s keep going until we are all free! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/14/m...

People really have no idea how violent, cruel, and intentionally torturous American jails and prisons are. And most people in American jails have never been convicted of a crime.

Last week, we commemorated #WrongfulConvictionDay. Eddie Wright, the newest MA exoneree, spoke about the impact of his 41 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. We also lifted up the names & cases of some of the people still fighting for their freedom today. This piece captures the day well.

Last week, we commemorated #WrongfulConvictionDay. Eddie Wright, the newest MA exoneree, spoke about the impact of his 41 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. We also lifted up the names & cases of some of the people still fighting for their freedom today. This piece captures the day well.

NEW: Edward “Eddie” Wright spent 41 years in prison after he was convicted of murdering his friend, a crime he said he had nothing to do with. But on Wednesday, he joined his lawyers and other advocates outside the #Massachusetts State House to call for an end to wrongful convictions. #mapoli

The criminal legal system has always been used as a tool to dehumanize and control people with the full participation of communities who have been convinced that this is the only option for safety. The immigration detention system uses the same myths and tactics. We must choose freedom over fear.

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. www.concordmonitor.com/2025/10/02/t...

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

Today is International #WrongfulConvictionDay. We have a chance this legislative session to change the compensation law in Massachusetts to better support wrongfully convicted people after all they’ve suffered. If you live in MA, please ask your legislators to support S1132/H1965. #mapoli

Today is International #WrongfulConvictionDay. We have a chance this legislative session to change the compensation law in Massachusetts to better support wrongfully convicted people after all they’ve suffered. If you live in MA, please ask your legislators to support S1132/H1965. #mapoli

Eileen O'Neill Burke made it harder for people to have their innocence claims investigated by the Cook County Conviction Integrity Unit — one of several ways her office is weakening review of wrongful convictions. Read the latest from us and @boltsmag.org:

*TODAY (Oct. 1) at 12:30 Eastern!* Join us in person (or virtually) for our press conference at the Massachusetts State House, "Misconduct, Lies, & Systemic Injustice: Lessons from the Exoneration of Edward G. Wright," in honor of #WrongfulConvictionDay! [livestream: www.facebook.com/newenglandin...

“To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police.” - Judge William Young, September 30, 2025

An important piece on how technology can create, not erase, harm in the criminal legal system. inquest.org/tech-wont-fi...

It was truly a joy to reconnect with Eddie Wright who won his freedom and exoneration this summer after 41 years in prison for a wrongful conviction that should have been overturned decades ago. Welcome home Eddie!

The Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality (@korematsuctr.bsky.social) at UCI Law, together with @newenglandinnocence.org & Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP, filed an amicus brief in Commonwealth v. Robinson before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. bit.ly/47Qc7tc

"When I went to prison, my father tried not to burden me with the stresses of his life because he, too, had been incarcerated and understood what I was going through. In his attempt to support me, he did not tell me he had severe lung cancer."

The thing to emphasize here is that this treatment is *utterly normal.* It's part of the system of detention which has existed for decades. Folkston has been like this for many, many years,

At Voices of Innocent: Dreams of Freedom, we were overjoyed to have Jeneé Osterheldt (@sincerelyjenee.bsky.social) guide us through a powerful night of storytelling by people impacted by wrongful incarceration, celebrate Eddie Wright's exoneration, & so much more. Watch the replay (start at 22:15).

A wonderful and inspiring org and night. Check out the replay if you missed it.

*TONIGHT! Join the Facebook livestream of Voices of the Innocent!* If you're not able to join us in person at City Winery Boston tonight, please tune in to the livestream at 6:55 p.m. EST on our Facebook page. No Facebook account is needed to join. www.facebook.com/newenglandin...

Join us at Voices of the Innocent: Dreams of Freedom on September 10 in Boston, where we will hear from three people directly impacted by wrongful convictions, celebrate Edward Wright’s exoneration after 41 years in prison, and so much more! Tickets here: www.newenglandinnocence.org/voicesofthei...

We are officially taking #FreeEddieWright off our profile because he is now FREE! Now, we will continue working to #FreeThemAll. It is an honor to do this work. Read about Eddie’s journey to freedom here: www.newenglandinnocence.org/innocence-bl...

UPDATE: The Hampden County District Attorney's Office dropped the murder case against Edward Wright today. The decision ends a decades-long legal battle by Wright to regain his freedom and clear his name. #Massachusetts #mapoli

An exoneration. Freedom after 41 years in prison. A prosecutor’s office still unwilling to acknowledge egregious misconduct. Just another day in Springfield, Massachusetts. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/21/m...

BREAKING NEWS!!! Edward Wright was exonerated today! After 41 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, Mr. Wright is finally cleared today after the District Attorney chose to end this prosecution. His conviction was previously overturned due to prosecutorial and police misconduct.

Please read about Eddie Wright's release after 41 years of wrongful incarceration. It is important that we celebrate freedom, now more than ever. We are grateful to independent journalists like @andrewqmr.bsky.social who capture these extraordinary moments while holding the system accountable.

Edward Wright spent 41 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. It was our greatest honor to watch him take his first steps in freedom on July 31. His fight is not over. We will continue to fight for him until he is exonerated. We will continue to fight to #FreeUsAll.

BREAKING NEWS: Edward Wright, wrongfully convicted in 1985, was released today after spending more than 41 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. With his wife, friends, & legal team, Mr. Wright spent his first evening in freedom enjoying a cheeseburger and dancing. FREEDOM is everything.

Some wicked good news for once!!! 👏🙌

That's Edward Wright in the white shirt. His wife is to his left and the other six people are from his legal team. One of his lawyers spoke briefly at a press conference, but Wright did not say anything because his case is still ongoing.

BREAKING NEWS: Edward Wright, wrongfully convicted in 1985, was released today after spending more than 41 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. With his wife, friends, & legal team, Mr. Wright spent his first evening in freedom enjoying a cheeseburger and dancing. FREEDOM is everything.

It was an absolutely thrilling day in Springfield, Massachusetts, where our client, Edward Wright, took his first steps in freedom after being wrongfully incarcerated for more than 41 yeas. He walked out of the same courthouse where he was wrongfully convicted in 1985. Next stop: EXONERATION.

Take a look. Not ICE. Just ordinary “officer friendlies” doing what this country allows them to do to unarmed Black men. Remember?