Lee Clark embraces his uncle after being released from jail. As a fellow traveler in the mission to end wrongful incarceration, I want to take this opportunity to thank you. Thank you for sharing our commitment to this work! You are an integral part of our community–and it is thanks to you that we have …
Joey Watkins embraces his parents immediately after being released from Floyd County Jail We wanted to share some good news to kick off the new year! For the first time in more than 22 years, last night Joey Watkins went to sleep outside of prison walls- safe and at home with his family. But while …
On December 20th, the Supreme Court of Georgia unanimously affirmed Habeas relief for Joey Watkins. This favorable opinion comes after years of ongoing litigation, most recently including oral arguments in front of the Georgia Supreme Court on October 4th and a three-day evidentiary hearing in Walker County in February and March. At the evidentiary hearing, …
Convicted of murder in Floyd County in 2001, Watkins has maintained his innocence from the beginning and gained national attention after being featured on the podcast “Undisclosed”. This morning, the Supreme Court of Georgia unanimously affirmed habeas relief for Joey! This means Joey’s conviction is vacated and a new trial granted! HOWEVER, Joey will not …
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Lee Clark (right) embraces family and friends immediately after his release from Floyd County Jail. Lee Clark Exonerated After More Than 25 Years Lee Clark was exonerated and released after a prosecutor and judge agreed that newly-discovered evidence calls the State’s case into question. ROME, Ga. December 8, 2022 – On Thursday night, Darrell Lee …
We now have a date set for oral arguments in Joey Watkins’ case. On October 4th, 2022, Joey’s lawyers from GIP and co-counsel Ben Goldberg will go before the Georgia Supreme Court to convince the Justices that the lower court was correct in ruling in Joey’s favor. In case you need a refresher, after years …
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Georgia Attorney General’s Office Files Appeal in Joey Watkins Case Yesterday we received the disappointing news that the Georgia Attorney General filed a notice of appeal in Joey Watkins’ case. Read the notice here: https://bit.ly/3FaEvWz In the video below, two of Joey’s attorneys discuss what this new development means and what’s next for Joey.
I am BEYOND thrilled to share with you that after years of litigation and a 3-day hearing in February/March, Walker County Superior Court Judge Don Thompson GRANTED Joey Watkins’ Habeas Corpus Petition! The order, which you can read below, does a great job outlining the case for Joey’s innocence and holding the government accountable for …
Twenty three years after he was imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, almost eight years after a court first heard DNA evidence of his innocence, and two years after Georgia Supreme Court justices urged Georgia’s Attorney General to “Let Justice Be Done,” Devonia Inman is finally exonerated and free! Devonia walked out of …
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