Ohio Innocence Project

A man for 16 years is mounting an aggressive legal fight against the prosecutor who helped send him away, and now the higher court system is affirming his right to seek action. A lower court and now an appellate court have both ruled that prosecutor Amy McGowan acted so far outside of norms that she essentially framed Keith Carnes for a murder, thus meaning she can not now be shielded by the immunity that usually is afforded to prosecutors and police officers.

Wrongfully convicted, Keith Carnes can now sue former prosecutor in rare ruling | Porter The former Kansas City man can sue Amy McGowan for fabrication of evidence in his murder case. From Toriano Porter:

The man who shot Muryel Josenberger in 2008 was described by witnesses as weighing 190 pounds. Donnell Dobbs is a 260-pound former college football lineman, but that wasn't enough to keep him from being convicted. The case also was one involving disgraced former Kansas City, , detective Roger Golubski, who has been linked to multiple . Dobbs' attorneys with the Midwest Innocence Project have filed a new petition presenting an array of reasons why his case needs to be revisited.

After 17 years, judge asked to reverse KCK murder conviction tied to Roger Golubski Donnell Dobbs’ attorneys say police ignored evidence pointing to another suspect and allege Roger Golubski helped target him.

Please join us in sending along best wishes to OIP client Robert McClendon, who was freed on this date in 2008. This year's carries extra meaning -- the State of Ohio Robert for 18 years, and finally he has now reached the point where he can match that with 18 years of freedom as an .

The images here represent Robert over a number of days during that time period. The large photo at center shows him in 2010 with OIP co-founder and director Mark Godsey. Counterclockwise around that from upper left are four photos. In the first, Robert is delivering a reading last summer at Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park of his original poem "Hello Truth" which he wrote about his ordeal, with the text also displayed on the wall behind him. Below that is Robert in a "Hello Truth" T-shirt reuniting with young family members in Columbus on the day he was freed. At lower right is Robert with OIP Director of Policy and Engagement Pierce Reed at our annual fundraiser in April, and above that at upper right is Robert with his fellow OIP client and good friend Dean Gillispie, a duo that have spoken together at numerous educational and public events on behalf of OIP through the years.

If 2008 seems a long time ago from today in thinking back on your life, consider what that says about the amount of time that was taken from Robert. Please join with all of us at OIP in sending along best wishes to him on this noteworthy Freedom Day anniversary.

Congrats to OIP client Charles Jackson and his wife Roz on their tremendous supply drive for students in , Ohio, where they run their Sweet Roz Classic Custard ice cream shop. Supplies for more than 200 students were distributed this weekend. This is the second year they've organized such a back-to-school effort.

A judge ruled Thursday that three police officers from Paterson, N.J., who built the case against Eric Kelley must now pay the man $3.4 million. Kelley wrongfully served 27 years in prison before being in 2018.

Paterson cops must pay $3.4M legal bills of man wrongfully imprisoned Two retired Paterson police detectives and the estate for a deceased officer must pay $3.4 million to cover Eric Kelley’s legal fees and other costs.

OIP was pleased to participate on Saturday in the Dayton Public School's second annual Family First Festival and Back 2 School Resource Fair at Dayton's Welcome Stadium. Representing OIP from left were OIP client Marty Levingston, OIP Director of Policy and Engagement Pierce Reed and OIP client Marcus Sapp. The event was filled with fun, resources and community providers to help students get off to the best possible start for a new school year.

Elvis Brooks spent 42 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He's applied for from the State of . But the state's Attorney General, Liz Murrill, is opposing Brooks' claim, just as she has in 22 of 23 such cases under her watch. It's not a lot of money in comparison to the number of years Brooks' lost -- just $480,000 -- but it would make a world of difference for a 69-year-old scraping by on a $994-a-month Social Security check, his only source of income.

Louisiana AG Liz Murrill keeps opposing compensation for wrongfully convicted people Elvis Brooks’ case was an egregious example of a wrongful conviction, civil rights attorneys said. But Louisiana’s attorney general maintains that Brooks and other exonerees are guilty — and therefore don’t qualify for any compensation from the state

From 19 years in the military to law school to becoming an OIP Policy Fellow, Kevin Sullivan has had quite an eventful -- and non-traditional -- path to being in position to achieve his career goals. Learn more about this graduate from the Donald P. Klekamp College of Law's Class of 2026, including being able to view video of his opportunity to testify before the Judiciary Committee of the Ohio House of Representatives.

At three months short of 45 years of , Wilbert Jones lost most of his lifetime to injustice. Now he's losing his eyesight, and before that goes, the man would like to see some of the sights so long denied him. Jones was represented in his fight for freedom by the Innocence Project New Orleans, now known as Innocence & Justice Louisiana - formerly IPNO.

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Jermaine "Marlow" Wright of now is officially an , having received a Certificate of Innocence in a court hearing. Wright spent almost 25 years on , becoming the 203rd person exonerated from death row since 1973 in the U.S.

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