Stories
We are proud to walk alongside our incarcerated, freed, and exonerated clients and to support the great courage, strength, and resilience that they demonstrate in the fight for justice and on the long path to healing.
Since we opened our doors in 2009, we have welcomed home more than 35 clients. Together, they lost more than 800 years of their lives to wrongful convictions. Browse some of their stories below.
Thank you for joining us in the sustained fight for justice. Together, we are unlocking the truth and freeing the innocent.
Featured Stories
Wrongful Conviction Day - October 2, 2025
Every year on October 2nd, we mark Wrongful Conviction Day with partners across the Innocence Network. This year, tune in to hear clients stories on WURD radio!
Every Thursday in September, WURD will feature an interview with a Project client on Exonerated: The Cost of Wrongful Convictions, a limited podcast and radio series with host Dr. James Peterson.
A fifth and final episode will be live on Wrongful Conviction Day, Thursday, October 2nd, featuring a panel with our new Executive Director, Zane Memeger.
Catch us live on Evening WURD at 5:20 PM, Thursdays starting September 4th!
Click below to see more about the featured interviewees.
More Stories
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Lester Eiland
July 11, 2025
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Jeffrey Dawkins
July 19, 2024
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James Kelly
July 18, 2024
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Harold Staten
February 5, 2024
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Eddie Ramirez
November 30, 2023
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David Sparks
November 6. 2023
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LaFaye Gaskins
June 9, 2023
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William Johnson
June 8, 2023
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Donte Rollins
December 1, 2018
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Chester Hollman III
July 15, 2018
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Greg Brown
November 1, 2016
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Lance Felder
November 7, 2013
Each person’s name above is featured alongside the date they were released after decades of wrongful incarceration. Several stories include links to where you can learn more about these stories or hear from clients in their own words. More stories will be added soon!
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