ELA Level 6 -Dyani Bartlett - Resources for Students: Innocence Project Resources

THE INNOCENCE PROJECT

"We exonerate the innocent through DNA testing and reform the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice."

• Research Resources 
  Innocence Project’s Science and Research Department provides definitions, data and scientific articles in support of this work.
   
• The Issues
  "Wrongful conviction occurs when a factually innocent person is convicted of a crime they did not commit. It is a symptom of a broken criminal legal system that must be fixed."
   

• Facts on DNA Exonerations in the United States 
  Includes general fast facts and demographics on DNA Exonerations.

• Explore the Numbers: Innocence Project's Impact

• Innocence Project Videos 
  YouTube video resources from the work of the Innocence Project.

WASHINGTON INNOCENCE PROJECT (for Washington State)

Statement: "We pursue true justice by freeing innocent people and reforming our system."

ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Convicting the Innocent: DNA Exonerations Database 
  A project of Duke University School of Law and the Duke Center for Science and Justice.

• Deskovic Foundation 
  The Deskovic Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the exoneration of the wrongfully convicted, their recovery, and reform of the system that allows these miscarriages of justice to take place.

• Exonerated Nation 
  Exonerated Nation is non-profit based in Oakland that serves California exonerees.

• Healing Justice Project 
  Healing Justice is a national nonprofit organization addressing the individual and collective harm caused by wrongful convictions, through restorative justice and justice reform. Visit their Resources page to find resources for crime victims and their families.

• House of Renewed Hope 
  House of Renewed Hope is a non-profit organization dedicated to working to exonerate wrongfully convicted prisoners. While working on individual cases, House of Renewed Hope also advocates for legislative changes regarding the criminal justice system.

• Miracle of Innocence 
  After an assessment and acceptance process, Miracle of Innocence assists innocent prisoners with referrals for legal representation. They also assist with legal resources for case investigation, case development, trial resources, appeals, and prisoner representation.

• The National Registry of Exonerations 
  A project of the Newkirk Center for Science & Society at University of California Irvine, the University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University College of Law.