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Columbus 11:00 News Coverage of Ohio Innocence Tour
DAY 1 of our OHIO INNOCENCE TOUR kicked off with an amazing start, 60 guests in attendance and this coverage on the local 11:00 news with...


The memory of John Thompson lives on, still fighting for accountability
A Washington Post opinion article entitled "For those freed after wrongful convictions, gratitude is a lot to ask" concludes by recalling...


Toledo Blade: "Ohio Death Row Exonerees Tour State Preaching Death Penalty Abolition
In advance of our Ohio Innocence Tour next week in partnership with #NoDeathPenaltyOhio, the Toledo Blade published this article...


Introducing Herman Lindsey!
Herman Lindsey, incoming Executive Director of Witness to Innocence, has firsthand experience of the suffering brought on by wrongful...


Leadership Transition at Witness to Innocence
Dear Friends of Witness to Innocence, After four years of groundbreaking leadership, Kirk Bloodsworth is retiring from his position as...


2022 Report: Race and Wrongful Convictions
The National Registry of Exonerations has released a new report, Race and Wrongful Convictions in the United States 2022, showing that:...


Threat of Death Penalty Leads to Wrongful Convictions
Death row exonerees are not the only innocent people harmed by the death penalty. Many people have been convicted of crimes they did not...


Pope says death penalty "prevents any possibility of undoing a possible miscarriage of justice"
Pope Francis has dedicated the month of September to praying for the abolition of the death penalty worldwide and has invited all...


Op-Ed by Relative of WTI Member Dale Johnston
In a powerful and poignant op-ed published today by the Ohio Capital Journal, Rev. Bryan Corbett, a relative of Ohio death row exoneree,...


Herman Lindsey in Oklahoma calling for death penalty abolition
WTI Board Treasurer and Florida death row exoneree Herman Lindsey participated in events this weekend calling for the end to Oklahoma's...
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