/tags/ohio-innocence-project Ohio Innocence Project en-US Copyright Thu, 13 Apr 2023 08:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-04-13/songs-of-injustice-fluidity-concert-benefit-ohio-innocence-project Since 1989, more than 3,390 people have been exonerated across the United States — spending a total of more than 29,000 years in prison for crimes they didn’t commit. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 08:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-04-13/songs-of-injustice-fluidity-concert-benefit-ohio-innocence-project /local-news/2020-05-27/out-of-prison-but-not-really-free-getting-exonerated-in-the-era-of-covid-19 Imagine being stuck in prison for a crime you didn't commit. And as you wait to get out, the pandemic hits. WVXU interviewed two people in that situation… Wed, 27 May 2020 09:51:00 GMT /local-news/2020-05-27/out-of-prison-but-not-really-free-getting-exonerated-in-the-era-of-covid-19 Ann Thompson /community/2019-08-20/ohio-innocence-project-fighting-to-clear-milford-man-after-11-years-in-prison A Milford man is hoping to clear his name after spending 11 and a half years in prison for a robbery he says he did not commit. Kevin Thornton has been… Tue, 20 Aug 2019 08:00:00 GMT /community/2019-08-20/ohio-innocence-project-fighting-to-clear-milford-man-after-11-years-in-prison Michael Monks /arts/2019-07-15/blind-injustice-tells-operatic-story-of-the-wrongfully-convicted The opera Blind Injustice premieres at Cincinnati Music Hall this month. The opera tells the true stories of six individuals who were tried, convicted,… Mon, 15 Jul 2019 08:00:00 GMT /arts/2019-07-15/blind-injustice-tells-operatic-story-of-the-wrongfully-convicted Michael Monks /law/2018-05-16/how-the-ohio-innocence-project-works-to-exonerate-those-wrongfully-convicted A Cleveland man who served 15 years in prison for a murder he did not commit was recently exonerated. His case marked the 26th wrongful conviction… Wed, 16 May 2018 08:00:00 GMT /law/2018-05-16/how-the-ohio-innocence-project-works-to-exonerate-those-wrongfully-convicted Dan Hurley /local-news/2016-09-13/major-gift-for-ucs-ohio-innocence-project A $15 million gift to the University of Cincinnati's College of Law will allow the expansion of a program designed to free the wrongfully convicted. The… Tue, 13 Sep 2016 12:00:00 GMT /local-news/2016-09-13/major-gift-for-ucs-ohio-innocence-project Bill Rinehart /crime/2016-08-25/the-work-of-the-ohio-innocence-project-to-exonerate-innocent-people-erroneously-convicted There are a staggering number of innocent people incarcerated for crimes they did not commit, according to The Innocence Project. Founded in 2003, the… Thu, 25 Aug 2016 08:00:05 GMT /crime/2016-08-25/the-work-of-the-ohio-innocence-project-to-exonerate-innocent-people-erroneously-convicted /local-news/2015-03-26/three-convictions-overturned-with-help-from-ohio-innocence-project It's been nearly two decades since three Ohio men were sent to jail for the murder of Clifton Hudson, Jr. in East Cleveland. A Cuyahoga County Common… Thu, 26 Mar 2015 18:13:39 GMT /local-news/2015-03-26/three-convictions-overturned-with-help-from-ohio-innocence-project Tana Weingartner /local-news/2014-11-19/cleveland-mans-conviction-overturned-after-nearly-40-years-in-prison The Ohio Innocence Project says a Cleveland man has been exonerated after 39 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.Following a 2-day hearing in a… Wed, 19 Nov 2014 19:48:44 GMT /local-news/2014-11-19/cleveland-mans-conviction-overturned-after-nearly-40-years-in-prison Bill Rinehart /local-news/2014-07-21/arts-patron-lois-rosenthal-has-died If you've ever visited the Cincinnati Art Museum and noticed you didn't have to pay admission, you have Lois and Richard Rosenthal to thank.Lois Rosenthal… Mon, 21 Jul 2014 16:04:34 GMT /local-news/2014-07-21/arts-patron-lois-rosenthal-has-died Tana Weingartner