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Juan Melendez urges action in Colorado
After visiting Colorado to testify against the death penalty, exoneree Juan Melendez reflects on his work there and what lies ahead for...


Juan Melendez urges action in Colorado
Death row exoneree Juan Melendez recently visited Colorado to testify and speak out against the death penalty. Colorado is currently...


7th Annual World Congress Against the Death Penalty Takes Place
Death row exoneree and WTI Board Member Herman Lindsey presented at the 7th annual WCADP conference in Brussels, Belgium. Herman shared...


7th Annual World Congress Against the Death Penalty Takes Place
Death row exoneree Herman Lindsey presented at the WCADP conference in Brussels, Belgium. READ MORE


Death row exoneree Juan Melendez visited Colorado capital to lobby for repeal
“We can never release an innocent man from the grave,” Juan Melendez said. “I don’t want to let what happened to me happen to anybody...


Kwame Ajamu and Ricky Jackson appear on The TODAY Show
Kwame Ajamu and Ricky Jackson were interviewed on NBC's TODAY show to share their stories of wrongful incarceration, the fight for...


WTI Board Chair Kwame Ajamu profiled in new book
Journalist Kyle Swenson recently published Good Kids, Bad City, which chronicles the story of Kwame Ajamu and two other exonerees. Kwame...


WTI Board Chair Kwame Ajamu profiled in new book
In 2011, reporter Kyle Swenson was contacted by Kwame Ajamu regarding his wrongful conviction. Kwame (formerly Ronnie Bridgeman), his...


Laverne Thompson participates in Justice and Beyond workshop in New Orleans
Wife of death row inmate John Thompson joined fellow activists to discuss criminal justice reform, Angola Prison, and the death penalty...


Laverne Thompson participates in Justice and Beyond workshop in New Orleans
Laverne Thompson, wife of death row inmate John Thompson, joined fellow activists to discuss criminal justice reform, the conditions of...
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