Dell Crawford, center, was released from prison in Jackson, Michigan, on March 24, 2026, after serving 17 years for a crime he did not commit. On March 24, Wayne County Circuit Judge Tracy Green vacated Crawford’s second-degree murder conviction and sentence, and dismissed the charge without prejudice. Pictured left to right: Cooley Innocence Project Co-Director Tracey Brame, Innocence Project Attorney Niquole Caringi, Crawford, Cooley Innocence Project Attorney Jessa Webber, and Cooley Innocence Project Co-Director Ann Garant. Thomas Cooley photo
JACKSON, MI – Cooley Law School’s Innocence Project, in partnership with the Wayne County Conviction Integrity Unit, has secured the release of Dell Crawford, of Detroit, after spending 17 years in prison for being wrongfully convicted of second-degree murder.
On March 24, Wayne County Circuit Judge Tracy Green vacated Crawford’s second-degree murder conviction and sentence, and dismissed the charge without prejudice. Crawford is represented by Cooley Innocence Project attorneys Jessa Webber and Niquole Caringi…