Georgia Innocence Project Welcomes Kristin Verrill as Executive Director
January 29, 2025 Georgia Innocence Project (GIP), an independent nonprofit committed to correcting and preventing wrongful convictions in Georgia and ...
Ray White – Freedom at Last!
Ray White (third from left) standing outside the Columbia County Courthouse on May 22, 2024 with his legal team from ...
Court Overturns Conviction of Georgia Man after 22 Years of Wrongful Incarceration
Convicted of burglary and sexual assault, Sandeep “Sonny” Bharadia has always maintained his innocence. 22 years later, a judge has ...
Justice for All: Examining Wrongful Convictions Among Women on International Women’s Day
Today is March 8th, which marks the observance of International Women’s Day worldwide. Observed since 1911, the day aims to ...
Meet the Summer 2023 Interns
The Georgia Innocence Project welcomes the 2023 summer interns. Coming from different parts of the United States, the group of ...
Looking Back as the Fiscal Year Ends!
Lee Clark embraces his uncle after being released from jail. As a fellow traveler in the mission to end wrongful ...
Father’s Day: From Separation to Celebration
For the past 25 years, Glen Clark celebrated Father’s Day by opening gifts from his son Lee– gifts sent from ...
Juneteenth 2023
This week, join us as we commemorate Juneteenth and celebrate Black Americans’ perseverance and history. What Does Juneteenth Commemorate? On ...
Behind Bars Despite DNA Evidence
In this post, we will dig deeper into one of GIP’s long-time active cases and explain how a procedural error ...
How Many Innocent People Are in Prison?
We are regularly asked how many innocent people are in prison in the United States. It’s impossible to know the ...
Joey Watkins
Joey Watkins Time Lost: 9235 days 2 hours 44 minutes 56 seconds Case Summary Floyd County, GA | January 11, ...
Eyewitness Misidentification and Wrongful Convictions
“There is almost nothing more convincing than a live human being who takes the stand, points a finger at the ...
In Memory of Calvin C. Johnson Jr.
It is with both deep sadness and many warm memories that we share the news of the passing of our ...
Joey Watkins Granted Bond
Joey Watkins embraces his parents immediately after being released from Floyd County Jail We wanted to share some good news ...
