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The Illinois Innocence Project, formally known as the Downstate Illinois Innocence Project, was founded in 2001 by Larry Golden, Nancy Ford, and Bill Clutter. The Project is housed in the Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Springfield .
Anthony McKinney was a prisoner convicted of killing a security guard in 1978 in Harvey, Illinois.He was the subject of a Medill Innocence Project effort to reinvestigate his case and determine if he was wrongfully convicted.
The Illinois Innocence Project expressed interest in the Slovers, and conducted an investigation into the case. [18] The group circulated a petition to have the Slovers' case re-examined as well as examining evidence to find potential proof that the Slovers did not commit Karyn's murder.
A southern Illinois man who spent over three decades behind bars for a murder evidence proves he did not commit was freed last week thanks in part to the Springfield-based Illinois Innocence ...
The Illinois Innocence Project (IIP) at the University of Illinois Springfield will host its annual Defenders of the Innocent fundraising event. This includes personal stories shared by exonerees ...
In 2003, Governor Ryan granted a petition filed by the Illinois Innocence Project and granted Harris a full pardon based on actual innocence. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] “The Harris case illustrates the far-reaching problems in the investigation, arrest, trial, and appeal of cases in Illinois involving serious crimes-- even cases like this that do ...
Causey's attorneys at the Innocence Project say along with the forced confession, evidence was withheld and there was false testimony at his trial. Anita Byington case: Convicted killer's claim of ...
The Chicago double-murder case is still unsolved. [2] Anthony Porter filed a civil suit against the city, but a jury trial in 2005 found in favor of the city, the original police investigation, and prosecution. Alstory Simon filed suit in 2015 against Northwestern University's Innocence Project, and was awarded an undisclosed settlement in June ...