Illinois has consistently been one of the top two states with the most exonerations. People who are not on death row get no immediate help from the state once they have lost their first direct appeal. For the wrongfully convicted, how can they prove their innocence when they are behind bars?

Since 2003 the Illinois Innocence Project has played a significant role in the exoneration of 10 innocent people.

[A Short Video of Their Stories]

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These are Successes

Keith Harris

Served 22 years

Released June 24, 2003

[His Story]