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Jimmie ‘Chris’ Duncan, and Just Data, Exoneree Advisory Council’s Summer Reading List
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Jimmie “Chris” Duncan and Innocence Project staff (Photo: Jamal Barnes/Innocence Project)
Jimmie “Chris” Duncan finally received justice, but the fight for his exoneration isn’t over.
On June 29, the Louisiana Supreme Court upheld a trial court's decision vacating Jimmie "Chris" Duncan's murder conviction in a 7-0 ruling declaring him innocent of the death of a toddler in his care. Mr. Duncan spent 27 years on death row in the infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary ("Angola"), convicted largely on the basis of invalid forensic pathology testimony and widely discredited bite mark evidence which one justice compared to “trial-by-water” tests of the 17th century Salem witch hunts. The district attorney has threatened to retry Mr. Duncan despite the unanimous ruling of the court. Click here to read the full attorney
statement. You can also support him as he rebuilds his life here.
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Top row (left to right: Termaine Hicks, Michelle Murphy, Jabar Walker. Bottom row (left to right): Eric Kelley, Alan Newton, Norberto Peets. (Images: Mary Kang for the Innocence Project)
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Portraits of a Promise Broken and Restored
Since 1992, the Innocence Project has helped free and exonerate more than 250 innocent people. Together, they had 6,835 years of freedom taken from them. That’s 27 times the age of our nation.
In our new feature, “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Portraits of a Promise Broken and Restored,” 16 Innocence Project clients share what freedom means to them as they rebuild their lives and reclaim their right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in America today.
Please take a moment to explore the full feature and spend time with each of their stories.
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Just Data: What’s Your Emergency? When Calling for Help Makes You a Suspect
In our most recent Just Data webinar, experts shed light on how the interpretation of 911 calls can lead to wrongful conviction. They were joined by exoneree Huwe Burton, who shared his personal experience of being wrongfully convicted for his mother’s death after calling for help. Missed the webinar? Learn more about the research findings and Huwe’s story here.
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Eight books selected by the Innocence Project’s Exoneree Advisory Council. (Image: Innocence Project/Connor Sovak)
Revisit Innocence Project’s Exoneree Advisory Council’s 2025 Summer Reading List
Last year, we asked members of our Exoneree Advisory Council (EAC) to share the books, music, and streaming favorites that shaped their journeys. These recommendations offer insight into the resilience and spirit that define their lives. From "The Holy Bible" to "The Body Keeps the Score," click here to learn what the EAC was reading and listening to last summer (and stay tuned for the 2026 list!):
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