Innocence Project and StoryCorps Studios launch ‘Stories of Freedom'
source: Innocence Project
originally published: 19 March 2026
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Wrongful convictions are often defined by numbers: the number of lives upended, the number of years unjustly served, and the number of systemic failures that allowed such injustices to occur.
Reduced to statistics, the personal stories of those wrongly convicted — marked by profound loss and resilience — too often go unheard.
Through a new partnership supported by grants from the Mellon Foundation and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Innocence Project and StoryCorps Studios are working to change that. Together, we are building a permanent archive of conversations with people who have experienced wrongful convictions, their loved ones, and their champions.
These oral histories, which will live in the Library of Congress, ensure that current and future generations can better understand the tragic reality of our criminal legal system — and remember the courage, tenderness, and resilience of those who survived it.
Highlighted below are just four of the over 30 conversations that are now part of this growing archive.
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