innocence project
Wrongful conviction fighters
An innocence project is an organization that works to exonerate wrongfully convicted people, typically through DNA evidence and legal advocacy.
The Innocence Project, founded in 1992, pioneered this work; the lowercase term now describes similar organizations worldwide: The innocence project took on her case after she'd served fifteen years.
- caseContainer or instance
- exonereesPeople cleared of crimes
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- releaseTo let go
- wrongful convictionErroneous guilty verdict
false confession · exoneration · racial bias · miscarriage of justice · DNA testing · vindication · chain of custody · genetic markers · cold case · police misconduct · public awareness campaigns · sentencing guidelines · community outreach · pro bono lawyers · legal aid · mitochondrial DNA · bail reform · second chance
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Pursuing legal charges
prosecutor's office · criminal prosecution · state's attorney · law enforcement · federal prosecutor
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