For the first time since the Medill Innocence Project was founded at Northwestern in 1999, the program underwent a name change.
Medill Justice Project director Alec Klein said today the December change...
Medill Innocence Project founder David Protess secured what he called a “stunning victory for justice” Friday when his and his students' investigative work helped spur a judge's decision to grant...
Longtime Medill Prof. Ava Thompson Greenwell has joined the Chicago Innocence Project’s board of directors, the organization announced this afternoon.
Founded by former Medill Prof. David Protess,...
The Medill Innocence Project screened a rough cut of its first documentary Thursday, showcasing the work students have done since a new director took over the project in 2011.
The 30-minute documentary,...
Attorneys from Northwestern's MacArthur Justice Center filed a class-action petition Tuesday asking a judge to grant hearings to more than 15 incarcerated men.
The men claim they were tortured into...
