Center on Wrongful Convictions

Center on Wrongful Convictions
Northwestern University School of Law
375 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611

Phone: (312) 503-2391
Fax: (312) 503-8977

Lake County, IL prosecutions
proceed despite DNA exclusions

Read Juan Rivera's Story

Read Jerry Hobbs' Story

Read Bennie Starks' Story

Anthony McKinney's
30 year fight for life

Read the Sun-Times Article

Read the Sun-Times Editorial

Read the Post Conviction Petition

NEWS AND EVENTS

1/6/2009 - EX-ILLINOIS DEATH ROW PRISONER MADISON HOBLEY ONE STEP CLOSER TO $6.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT
1/5/2009 - TEXAS INNOCENCE PROJECT BECOMES LATEST MADOFF VICTIM
1/4/2009 - BURRIS'S FAILURE IN THE ROLANDO CRUZ CASE
12/18/2008 - PAULA GRAY RECEIVES A $4 MILLION SETTLEMENT
11/25/2008 - NEW YORK RELEASES STEVE BARNES AFTER 19 YEARS
11/21/2008 - FEDS RULE CONFESSION COERCED IN BUDDHIST TEMPLE MURDERS
10/21/2008 - JON BURGE INDICTED
10/7/2008 - GARY GAUGER'S NEW BOOK: IN SPITE OF THE SYSTEM
9/5/2008 - CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST ALTON LOGAN
8/12/2008 - OHIO FREES ROBERT MCCLENDON AFTER 18 YEARS
7/4/2008 - ILLINOIS GOVERNOR GRANTS 19 PARDONS
7/1/2008 - NEW YORK WON'T RETRY MARTY TANKLEFF
6/30/2008 - TEXAS PRISONER PATRICK WALLER EXONERATED BY DNA AFTER 16 YEARS
6/30/2008 - JUDGE SAYS CHICAGO PD WON'T HAVE TO RELEASE CONTROVERSIAL DATA
6/29/2008 - TEXAS POSTHUMOUSLY EXONERATES TIMOTHY BRIAN COLE
5/28/2008 - DEAN CAGE EXONERATED AND RELEASED AFTER 14 YEARS
5/22/2008 - ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS CWC CLIENT ALAN BEAMAN'S CONVICTION
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