wrongful convictions

The new Conviction Integrity Unit will primarily help state’s attorneys in counties that do not already have offices to investigate potential wrongful convictions.

Alan Beaman and his longtime lawyer, Jeffrey Urdangen, told the story of Beaman's wrongful conviction in McLean County, his prison time and release, and answered questions from the audience at an event co-sponsored by WGLT.

About 50 people viewed the documentary film “The Central Park Five” on Wednesday in Braden Auditorium on Illinois State University's campus. The screening was part of a weeklong series of events hosted by ISU celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The "Does Innocence Matter?" rally focused on decades-long court battles that Jamie Snow and Bart McNeil have fought to have their murder convictions overturned.

Jamie Snow’s request for forensic testing on evidence in his 2001 murder conviction made its way back into the courtroom on Monday after years of…

New evidence in the 1998 death of 3-year-old Christina McNeil exonerates her father of murder charges, according to a petition filed on Tuesday by lawyers…

A recent ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court involving post-conviction petitions could impact pending innocence claims across the state, including…

Defendants exonerated of crimes they did not commit serve an average of 13 years before their release from prison. In many cases, the stretch between…