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Today, longtime IIP client Michael Daniels was released 39 years after he was wrongfully arrested as a high schooler and convicted of a crime he did not commit.

On October 2, 2025, the Illinois Innocence Project hosted a powerful Wrongful Conviction Day event at UIS, featuring a panel on reforming eyewitness identification.

IIP testified before state lawmakers to advocate for a groundbreaking Exoneree Restitution Bill, aimed at providing fair compensation for those wrongfully convicted. The proposed legislation would align Illinois with leading states like Texas and California, offering financial relief to exonerees for years lost.