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Korey Wise Innocence Project (KWIP) client Jason Hogan was released from prison on May 9, 2023, after spending nine years in prison for a crime he did not commit.

It is with heavy hearts that we share news of the passing of Judge Kristy Martinez, who served as the first full-time director of the University of Colorado Law School’s Korey Wise Innocence Project and then on the Boulder County Court following her appointment by then-Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper in 2019. Judge Martinez passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023.

Korey Wise, a member of the Exonerated Five, spoke at Colorado Law on September 23, 2022, his first visit to Colorado Law in six years. At the event sponsored by the Korey Wise Innocence Project (KWIP), the classroom was packed with students, KWIP staff, and members of the community who all came to hear Mr. Wise tell his story and answer questions.