Key takeaways:
- Ricky Dority was released from Oklahoma’s Joseph Harp Correctional Center after more than two decades in prison, thanks to the Oklahoma Innocence Project.
- The Oklahoma Innocence Project found inconsistencies in the state’s account of a 1997 cold-case killing, leading to Dority’s conviction being vacated in June.
- The Oklahoma Innocence Project has already exonerated seven people since its founding in 2011 and is dedicated to helping those who have been wrongfully convicted.
Ricky Dority, a man who had been serving a life sentence in Oklahoma’s Joseph Harp Correctional Center, has been released after more than two decades in prison. This release was made possible by the Oklahoma Innocence Project at Oklahoma City University, which is dedicated to exonerating wrongful convictions in the state.
The Oklahoma Innocence Project found inconsistencies in the state’s account of a 1997 cold-case killing, and Dority’s conviction was vacated in June. Dority had no chance at being released until he used his pandemic relief funds to hire a private investigator.
Dority is now living with his son’s family, where he spends his days playing with his grandchildren, feeding chickens, and working in the yard. He is adjusting to his newfound freedom after more than two decades in prison.
The Oklahoma Innocence Project is continuing to investigate wrongful convictions in the state. The organization has already exonerated seven people since its founding in 2011. The organization is dedicated to helping those who have been wrongfully convicted and to ensuring that justice is served.
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