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    Wrongfully Convicted Death Row Exonerees Speak Out in Support of New Trial for Robert Roberson

    Wrongfully Convicted Death Row Exonerees Speak Out in Support of New Trial for Robert Roberson

    Roberson seeks relief based on overwhelming evidence of actual innocence FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2022 Contact: Kristin Cuellar,...
    Pervis Payne Eligible for Parole in Five Years After 33 Years on Death Row

    Pervis Payne Eligible for Parole in Five Years After 33 Years on Death Row

    After spending over 33 years on Tennessee's death row, Pervis Payne's death sentence was set aside in November 2021 when the DA conceded...
    Washington Post Op-Ed Calls on Biden to End Federal Death Penalty

    Washington Post Op-Ed Calls on Biden to End Federal Death Penalty

    An op-ed from the Washington Post cites the risk of executing the innocent as one of the many reasons that President Joe Biden should...
    Exoneree Statement of Support for Robert Roberson

    Exoneree Statement of Support for Robert Roberson

    January 31, 2022 We at Witness to Innocence are living proof that our court system can and does make mistakes. We were each victims of...
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