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Bill Branham

Feb 15
1 min

PI's Founder is To Be Inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame!

The founder of Proving Innocence, Bill Proctor, is to be inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame.

Bill Branham

Aug 18, 2019
4 min

Review of "When They See Us"

A review of When They See Us, the 4-part series by Netflix about the Central Park Five. Seen as a case-study of the Reid Technique.

Bill Branham

Mar 9, 2019
2 min

Things Looking Up for Richard Phillips

As members of Proving Innocence got to know Richard Phillips, we saw something special in him and in his art. At 72, selling his art was probably going to be...

Bill Branham

Feb 27, 2019
4 min

The Problem with Judges who do not keep up with the times

The courts grant a writ of habeas corpus to very few individuals. This blog is about Mr. Freeman’s second habeas and how a judge justified not setting him fr...

Bill Branham

Jan 21, 2019
2 min

Richard Phillip's Art Show Reception

It would be difficult for most of us to understand Richard Phillip's mindset on this occasion, but let me try to help you. Imagine you have devoted five deca...

Bill Branham

Jan 13, 2019
1 min

Exoneree Richard Phillips Presents His Watercolors this Friday, Jan 18th - Feb 18th

Artist Reception - Jan 18th 4 pm - 7 pm While in prison, you can spend your time or invest your time. Richard Phillips, who served the most years in prison o...

Bill Branham

Dec 31, 2018
1 min

Exoneree Sues Detroit Police for $105M

PI was on hand for a press conference announcing the $105 million lawsuit against the Detroit Police and the detective who framed Mubarez Ahmed.. Here are th...

Bill Branham

Dec 22, 2018
2 min

Snyder Denies Freeman a Pardon!

It is with heavy hearts we inform you that of the 61 persons Rick Snyder pardoned or commuted their sentence, Fred Freeman was not one of them. Had he taken ...

Bill Branham

Oct 14, 2018
1 min

Wrongful Conviction Day - 2018

As has been his custom, Dr. Charles Klahm of the Criminal Justice department of Wayne State University presented speakers who can testify first-hand what Wro...

Bill Branham

Sep 26, 2018
2 min

Bail Set for Johnson & Scott Beyond their Means

On Friday, Sept 21, 2018, the families of Kendrick Scott and Justy Johnson sat in the courtroom of Judge Donald Knapp of Wayne County Circuit Court, hoping t...

Bill Branham

Sep 20, 2018
2 min

Freeman Garners Support of Top Michigan Politicians

The recent passage of House Bill 5377 this month was a good thing, at least on paper. It requires that the Parole Board give “objective, evidence based” deci...

Bill Branham

May 29, 2018
2 min

MI AG Tricks those Fighting for Exoneree Rights

It took over eight years in the MI legislature for the Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act (WICA) to eventually pass. The WICA was to provide some measure...

Bill Branham

Apr 18, 2018
3 min

The Best System in the world! Really???

Published: 18 April 2018 It's not perfect, but the US has the best criminal justice system in the world! Really??? I used to hear that phrase thrown around a...

Bill Branham

Oct 25, 2016
5 min

Why I Believe in the Reality of False Confessions - Part 1

Published: 25 October 2016 “You’ve got to be kidding me! Why would anyone confess to something they didn’t do? I can’t believe that.” If I’ve heard it once, ...

Bill Branham

Apr 8, 2016
1 min

Going Beyond Swain - actual innocence in procedural matters

Published: 08 April 2016 At the very end of the hearing, there was an important exchange that might have gone unnoticed by a person focusing only on Lorinda'...

Bill Branham

Mar 28, 2016
2 min

Reflecting on Temujin's lawsuit against the MDOC

Published: 28 March 2016 Far too often with terrible consistency, I have witnessed how little justice there is in our penal system. Though there are policies...

Bill Branham

Feb 7, 2016
1 min

2015: Year of the Video Recordings

Published: 07 February 2016 2015 saw the greatest increase in general awareness of wrongful convictions in recent memory. You can read the attached article b...

Bill Branham

Feb 1, 2014
3 min

Any Ol' Confession will do!

Published: 01 February 2014 Written by Bill Branham "I can't believe they did that, and then justified it!!!", my wife overhears me while reading a new...

Bill Branham

Nov 1, 2012
3 min

A Little Part of History

Published: 01 November 2012 Most people would like to be a part of history. Even if you can’t “make history”, it’s kind of exciting to at least be there. Tha...

Bill Branham

Oct 20, 2012
5 min

The NRE Hits 1000!

Published: 20 October 2012 The Numbers Prior to the National Registry of Exonerations (NRE), no agency of any kind, government, academic or non-profit had ev...

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PI's Founder is To Be Inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame!

Review of "When They See Us"

Things Looking Up for Richard Phillips

The Problem with Judges who do not keep up with the times

Richard Phillip's Art Show Reception

Exoneree Richard Phillips Presents His Watercolors this Friday, Jan 18th - Feb 18th

Exoneree Sues Detroit Police for $105M

Snyder Denies Freeman a Pardon!

Wrongful Conviction Day - 2018

Bail Set for Johnson & Scott Beyond their Means

Freeman Garners Support of Top Michigan Politicians

MI AG Tricks those Fighting for Exoneree Rights

The Best System in the world! Really???

Why I Believe in the Reality of False Confessions - Part 1

Going Beyond Swain - actual innocence in procedural matters

Reflecting on Temujin's lawsuit against the MDOC

2015: Year of the Video Recordings

Any Ol' Confession will do!

A Little Part of History

The NRE Hits 1000!