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Eric Lander, left, who was just appointed to be President Biden's science adviser, showing Peter Neufeld, right, who went on to co-found the Innocence Project, how to look at DNA in 1988.
Looking Back January 26, 2021
This Scientist Helped Free the Innocent Using DNA. Now Biden Wants Him in the Cabinet.
Some experts hope Eric Lander, the president’s choice for new science adviser, will crack down on bad forensics in courtrooms.
By Eli Hager
Life Inside February 22, 2018
I Sent an Innocent Man to Prison
A juror’s regret.
By D'shean Kennedy as told to Maurice Chammah
Jon Eldan, right, with After Innocence clients Willie Green, left, and Danny Brown, in June 2016.
News June 22, 2016
How a Lawyer Gave Up Corporate Work to Help Exonerees Re-enter Society
When being innocent isn’t enough, you need Jon Eldan.
By Rachel Siegel
Life Inside May 26, 2016
When Your Job Is to Help Free a Wrongfully Convicted Murderer
Inside an innocence investigator’s hunt for a key witness.
By Lorea Gillespie
News February 2, 2016
Old Convictions, New Science
Texas tackles debunked forensics.
By Maurice Chammah
Former Navarro County prosecutor, John H. Jackson, gets in his car on July 23, 2014 in Corsicana, Texas.
News August 18, 2015
A Second Jailhouse Snitch Claims a Secret Deal With Texas Prosecutor
Another death penalty case, another accusation of misconduct.
By Maurice Possley and Maurice Chammah
Feature July 29, 2015
A One-Man Justice Crusade in North Carolina
Before there was a conservative push for reform, there was ‘Bev’ Lake.
By Eli Hager
News May 27, 2015
Out of Prison, Out of Luck
When the test of innocence is withheld.
By Christie Thompson
News April 23, 2015
Who Told the Truth, Part 2
A hearing in San Antonio revives the ghosts of the satanic abuse trials and questions about the testimony of child victims.
By Maurice Chammah
Former Navarro County prosecutor, John H. Jackson, gets in his car on July 23, 2014 in Corsicana, Texas.
News March 18, 2015
Willingham Prosecutor Accused of Misconduct
State bar files charges more than 10 years after execution.
By Maurice Possley
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