Wrongful Conviction Resources
Organizations, research, and reporting on wrongful convictions.
The Veritas Initiative
The Veritas Initiative is a watchdog entity within the Northern California Innocence Project. Their goal is to advance data-driven reform in the Justice System. In 2010 the most extensive reports…
Legal Reform in Texas
In 2010 the state of Texas had over 43 exonerations. These wrongful convictions show deep problems are at the core of the justice system. Texas, like most states has spent large amounts…
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Wants to Stop Politicizing Judges
Retired Supreme Court Justice, Sandra Day O’Connor is part of a group of judges, politicians, and lawyers on a mission to keep the judicial branch independent from politics. Their goal…
Prosecutors Not Held Accountable (2)
On May 6th, 20120 Barry Scheck of The Innocence Project wrote a letter to the American Statesman, an Austin Texas newspaper regarding prosecutorial misconduct. Groups affiliated with Innocence Project
New Jersey Warns Juries in Eyewitness Identification (2)
Beginning September 4, 2012 a new law in the state of New Jersey will warn juries that human memory is not foolproof and eyewitness testimony must be carefully scrutinized. The new…
Are Private Prisons Cost Effective?
Three convicted murderers escaped from a private medium-security prison in Kingman, Arizona. As a cost saving measure Arizona has given up control of most of its prisons to private companies.…
Private Prisons Are Big Businesses
A private company, Corrections Corporation of America, sent letters to 48 states offering to buy each state’s prisons. This supposedly would save the states money in these depressed times. The…
Control of Prisons Going to Private Companies (2)
A proposed contract in Virginia between the state and the nation’s second-largest private prison operator, GEO Group and a company managing mental health institutes, Liberty Healthcare Corp., would gi
The Wrongful Convictions Blog
The Center for the Global Study of Wrongful Conviction at the University of Cincinnati College of Law created The Wrongful Convictions blog. Their blog covers all issues around the world…
Northern California Innocence Project
The Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) is a clinical program within Santa Clara Law School. Law students are supervised by experienced legal and forensic staff in investigating possible wron
Supreme Court Rules Fair Sentencing Act Is Retroactive
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Fair Sentencing Act is retroactive. Brad R. Schlesinger for IVN.com (Unfiltered Policitcal News) writes, “The issue presented was whether the Fair Sentencing Act’
Charge Stacking: Gambling with People’s Lives
There is a relatively new phrase in our legal system that is still heard all too rarely, but it should be a prime fear of all defendants who enter to the mercy of the courts. The phrase is “charge sta