Wrongful Conviction Resources
Organizations, research, and reporting on wrongful convictions.
Justice Department to Review Use of Forensic Evidence in Thousands of Cases (2)
The U.S. Justice Department has decided to review the use of forensics in thousands of cases because of flawed work that has been done by FBI laboratories since 1985. Although…
Our Overcrowded Prisons
The April 22, 2012 CBS story titled The Cost of a Nation of Incarceration shows the conditions of overcrowding in this countries’ prisons. In California the overcrowding was so extensive…
The Veritas Initiative Report on Prosecutorial Misconduct
The Veritas Initiative, a project of the Northern California Innocence Project, has performed the most extensive research on prosecutorial misconduct. Their research of over 4,000 public prosecutors i
Judge Says Legal System Is Corrupt
In 2003, Judge Edith Jones of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit gave a speech at the Federalist Society of Harvard Law School in which she states…
Eyewitness Misidentification
The United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, admits that statistically 8 to 12% of all state prisoners are either actually or factually innocent. If this statement alone isn’
Death Penalty Focus
Death Penalty Focus is one of the largest nonprofit organizations in the country. It was founded in 1988 with the belief that the death penalty is an ineffective, cruel, and simplistic…
Are Eyewitness Accounts Wrong A Quarter Of The Time?
This is an article on the Vanguard Court Watch of Yolo County by David Greenwald discussing the problems with eyewitness testimony. This article recounts the case of Franky Carillo who…
National Uniform Disclosure Standards
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced a bi-partisan bill to help standardize disclosure laws throughout the country. Right now there are 96 different policies when it comes to this vital issue.…
Universal Genetics DNA Testing Laboratory
Universal Genetics DNA testing laboratory uses 13 STR loci established by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in generating DNA profiles for reference and evidence samples. Universal Genetics is
The Crisis with Coroners and Medical Examiners
An investigation by ProPublica, Frontline and NPR shows that the United States’ 2,300 coroners and medical examiners often put innocent people in prison, allowing guilty people to go free. …
Human Genome Project Information
The Human Genome Project Information is a government website that provides basic information about DNA and links to stories on how DNA has been used to exonerate and convict people. …
DNA Diagnostic Center
Founded in 1994, DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC) is the largest private DNA testing laboratory in the world. According to their website they are the undisputed leader in providing high quality…