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Dixmoor 5 Freed!

CWCY client Robert Taylor and four other men were freed on November 3, 2011, 20 years after they were wrongfully accused. Taylor, at age 15, was among three of the Dixmoor Five who falsely confessed.

Click below to read stories and watch videos of the release:
• Video of release
• Associated Press story
• First local coverage
• Taylor, the day after
• National TV coverage


Englewood Four Exonerated


Click below for stories and videos:
• Chicago Tribune Coverage
• Local Coverage
• Associated Press Story
• A great piece from the NY Times piece

And click here to learn more about the Englewood and Dixmoor cases.

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What we know about exonerated youth

What we know about exonerated youth

103 kids: What we know and what we can learn. View the CWCY's research and latest report on exonerated youth.

View Powerpoint presentation (in PDF)

View "Arresting Development:Convictions of Innocent Youth"

Mission Statement

Through outreach, advocacy, education, and litigation, the Center on Wrongful Conviction of Youth seeks to implement policies and practices that will ensure that the evidence used against youth is reliable.

Notice

Our Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth website is currently in transition. We will resume more frequent updates in early fall.