Cornelius Dupree was exonerated in 2011 after spending more than 30 years in prison for a crime that he never committed. The Innocence Network Conference is a reminder that he's not alone. Help more exonerees get to the conference via @gofundme.com! ⬇️ www.gofundme.com/f/innocence-...

“The conference has been really eye-opening for me because I know I am not alone, and there is a lot of support here,” said Herman Williams at last year’s @innocencenetwork.bsky.social Conference. Herman spent 29 years in prison for a crime he did not commit.

Final Reminder! Nominations for the 2025 Innocence Network Awards close tomorrow (November 14th). Find more information and submit a nomination here: innocencenetwork.org/subcategory/...

We are accepting nominations for the Champion of Justice Award, the Jim Dwyer Award for Journalism, and the Impact Award. Learn more and submit a nomination by November 14 here: innocencenetwork.org/subcategory/...

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke has allowed her office’s Conviction Integrity Unit to shrink. It’s now half its former size — with just three attorneys to investigate innocence claims. Copublished with @boltsmag.org: www.injusticewatch.org/project/deny...

On #WrongfulConvictionDay, ABCNewsLive's Linsey Davis sat down w/ @christinaswarns.bsky.social & Vanessa Potkin of @innocenceproject.bsky.social to discuss the #InnocenceNetwork, their work to free the innocent, & the fight to prevent the execution of #RobertRoberson. abcnews.go.com/US/video/int...

📚 What’s the difference between an exoneration, a vacated conviction, and an Alford plea? Swipe through to learn essential terms relating to the fight against wrongful convictions. 🔁 Share this post with someone who wants to learn more about innocence work. #WrongfulConvictionDay

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...

Longest-serving PA exoneree finally has charges dropped -- on International Wrongful Conviction Day. www.centredaily.com/news/local/c...

🎉 BREAKING on #WrongfulConvictionDay! TIP client Eric Wright is FREE after nearly 36 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. His release is a moment of celebration—and a reminder of why we fight for justice. 🧵

Today, on Wrongful Conviction Day, we honor those who have suffered from the deep injustices of wrongful convictions. Each case represents not just a lost life, but shattered families and communities. Let us unite to raise awareness and advocate for truth and justice!

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 #WrongfulConvictionDay Since 1989, over 3,730 people have been exonerated in the US. Collectively, these individuals spent 34,694 years in prison for crimes they didn't commit. Visit PAinnocence.org/wrongfulconvictionday2025 to learn more and get involved.

Today is #WrongfulConvictionDay and we are asking for your help. #RobertRoberson’s life is on the line. On Oct. 16, Texas plans to execute him — despite overwhelming medical evidence of his innocence.

Struck by the synchronicity of our timeline: 1/2 posts about Wrongful Conviction Day, 1/2 posts about ICE raids and arrests. It's all the same issue at its core: the persecution of innocents; the blatant abuse of power by the state; the clear and willful violation of individual civil rights.

Today, October 2nd, 2025 marks the 12th Annual International Wrongful Conviction Day.

On #WrongfulConvictionDay, protect the innocent in NC by calling Gov. Stein's Office to ask that he veto HB307. The bill creates an arbitrary timeline for post-conviction litigation in capital cases that would make it virtually impossible to exonerate innocent people on death row.

Today marks the 12th annual Wrongful Conviction Day. Wrongful convictions don’t just harm the innocent—they also deeply impact survivors, families, and entire communities. More than 37,000 people have been harmed by these systemic injustices.

October 2nd is Wrongful Conviction Day. Women are less than 10% of exonerees. Why? Women face additional hurdles to overturn a wrongful conviction. These include: lack of financial & legal resources, women's cases less likely to involve DNA, women's prisons located further from population centers...

Today is International Wrongful Conviction Day! We must recognise that even the most careful and thorough legal system will get things wrong. Abolishing the death penalty is an important step in protecting the innocent, but also for protecting human rights for everyone.

"Today marks the twelfth annual Wrongful Conviction Day. Around the world, communities are coming together to raise awareness to free the innocent, support those who have been freed, and advocate for reforms."

Oct 2 is International Wrongful Conviction Day. This semester, we launched the Innocence Project Clinic, led by Prof. Erica Suter and in partnership with MOPD, giving students the chance to advocate for justice. Read more here: https://ow.ly/FUsX50X3XwX #WrongfulConvictionDay #InnocenceProject

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 on #WrongfulConvictionDay, we remember that innocence is not enough to stop an ex*cution in America.💔 This month, three innocent men — Lance Shockley(MO), Robert Roberson(TX), and Anthony Boyd(AL) — face the ☠️ chamber. ✊Join the fight: DeathPenaltyAction.org #ExecutionCrisis

どうかこの問題に関心を持ってください。 そして、人質司法見直しへの世論を高めてください。 私たち一人ひとりの声が、えん罪を「成果」から「恥」に変えるのです。 #世界えん罪の日 #WrongfulConvictionDay #ひとごとじゃないよ人質司法

Every year, the Innocence Network gives out several awards to honor individuals who support and champion efforts that help free the wrongfully convicted, reform the criminal legal system, and/or highlight the costs and causes of wrongful conviction.

Tomorrow is Wrongful Conviction Day. The New England Innocence Project will be holding a press conference at the #Massachusetts State House at 12:30 PM. After the the press conference, demonstrators will march to #Boston City Hall for a rally. #mapoli www.newenglandinnocence.org/wrongful-con...

Together, the 70+ organizations that make up the #InnocenceNetwork have secured 865 + exonerations to date. And we’re nowhere near finished. This #WrongfulConvictionDay, we recommit to freeing the innocent, preventing wrongful conviction, & supporting people when they come home.

.@InnocenceNtwrk orgs work to exonerate the innocent, support freed people when they're released, & advocate for policies to prevent wrongful conviction. They need your support. This #WrongfulConvictionDay, connect with your local org to donate/volunteer: innocencenetwork.org/directory

Did you know…? In honor of #WrongfulConvictionDay, we are debunking some common misconceptions about wrongful convictions. Do any of these surprise you? Let us know in the comments below! ⬇️ #WrongfulConvictionDay #WCD2025

#WrongfulConvictionDay is coming up on October 2nd. How do you plan to recognize and honor those who have experienced wrongful conviction?

In 30 days, Texas plans to execute Robert Roberson despite new evidence proving his innocence. If carried out, Robert would be the 1st person in U.S. history executed under the discredited “shaken baby” theory. Your signature could be the turning point: bit.ly/48Qkdzj

At a recent performance for a packed house of Innocence Network members, Ted Bradford debuted a new song, “Innocent Man.” www.fox8live.com/2025/09/15/e...

The 12th annual international #WrongfulConvictionDay fast approaching. Are you planning an event or initiative to mark the day? Submit the details here: bit.ly/WCD2025events to be added to the map at wrongfulconvictionday.org!

Louisiana has refused to reconsider the conviction of the more than 1000, mostly Black, men sentenced by split juries — even though the Supreme Court ruled that those convictions are based on an inherently racist law

Your tax dollars at work… paying for NYPD misconduct. From January to June 2025, NYC has already paid out $77.3 MILLION to settle lawsuits alleging police misconduct. Last year? $206 MILLION. Since 2018, that total has hit $834 MILLION—and counting. www.nydailynews.com/2025/08/15/n...

We're proud to be a part of the Innocence Network - a coalition of organizations dedicated to freeing the innocent and preventing wrongful convictions worldwide. Learn more from @innocencenetwork.bsky.social or find your local project at innocencenetwork.org #innocence #wrongfulconviction

Joseph Wilson fell in love with opera in an unlikely place: Sing Sing prison. For our Life Inside series, he writes about composing an aria for a Grammy-winning opera singer in a composition notebook from his prison cell: “No other contemporary opera composer has lived experience like mine.”

The CA Supreme Court is considering our landmark petition challenging the state’s death penalty as racially discriminatory and unconstitutional. Meanwhile, we’ve called on @governor.ca.gov Newsom to commute the sentences of the 570 people on death row to life without parole.

Breaking News: A former police commissioner sued Eric Adams, claiming the New York City mayor and others ran the NYPD as a criminal enterprise. The lawsuit is the fifth time in two weeks that Adams' Police Department has been accused of wrongdoing by a former top official.

BREAKING: Brian Boles and Charles Collins have been exonerated in New York after 30 years of wrongful conviction. No physical evidence ever connected them to the crime. innocenceproject.org/news/brian-b...

"One of the biggest challenges Duncan faced was obtaining public records: 'I used to donate my plasma just to save enough money to buy my records,' he says." www.npr.org/2025/07/14/n...

3 Books Incarcerated Writers Recommend All Students Read

👋💙🌞 We're a little late to the party but happy to be here! Who should we be following?