Ohio Innocence Project

A new to report on this Friday, as Nate Onsrud was officially cleared in 19 years after his . Prosecutors decided he was responsible in the tragic death of his infant son, who had medical issues after being born 10 weeks premature. Onsrud, represented by the Illinois Innocence Project and pro bono attorneys from the Oppenheimer Firm, had his conviction originally thrown out in 2020, but the state was still considering re-trying him up until this summer.

IIP client won't be retried for death of his son Nathaniel Onsrud, now 39, was released from prison six years ago. The Coal Valley man spent 13 years in prison.