Incarceration

Rachel McMillian at the University of Illinois partners with the Ohio Innocence Project to invite exonerees to her class to educate students about wrongful incarceration.

Robert McLendon spent two decades in prison for a crime he didn't commit. He says the Ohio Innocence Project and 'The Columbus Dispatch' paved the way for his release.

Hear the story of Nancy Smith, a bus driver from Ohio who was wrongfully convicted of sexually abusing children in her care. Smith served more than 15 years in prison.

Starting in 2006, Central Ohio native Richard Horton served more than a dozen years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

Tara Rosnell, chair of the Ohio Innocence Project Board of Advocates, says, "Our mission is to free innocent people." In this episode, host Mary Evans interviews Rosnell.

For this season, ReEntry Stories creator Mary Evans partnered with the Ohio Innocence Project to explore critical stories of injustice in the criminal justice system.

Rachel McMillian at the University of Illinois partners with the Ohio Innocence Project to invite exonerees to her class to educate students about wrongful incarceration

A federal $1.3 million grant will enable women incarcerated in the Clark County Jail to receive treatment for substance use disorders.

We meet Auria Morales, who found a helping hand at the Fringe Coffee House in Hamilton, when she got out of prison a year ago.

We meet Auria Morales, who found a helping hand at the Fringe Coffee House in Hamilton, when she got out of prison a year ago.

We meet Lorrie Carter, the first employee of The Fringe Coffee House in Hamilton, a place where formerly incarcerated citizens can find work and the help they need to re-enter society.

We meet Lorrie Carter, the first employee of The Fringe Coffee House in Hamilton, a place where formerly incarcerated citizens can find work and the help they need to re-enter society.