At the end of today's hearing, the judge wished Obie well, sharing a message with him from his own father: "Never, ever, ever give up." Read More ...

Big News! Charges Dismissed! LA County DA said that the State would not seek to bring Obie Anthony to trial again and the court dismissed the charges. Obie's 17-year ordeal has ended and he can begin re-building his life. Read More ...

NCIP attorneys are back in court in Los Angeles today at 1:30 PM to hear whether the LA DA will seek to retry our client, Obie Anthony. We'll keep you updated. Read More ...

Former Williamson County district attorney Ken Anderson, who prosecuted Michael Morton for murder in 1987 says he feels sick over Morton's wrongful conviction. Read More ...

The Supreme Court should strengthen prosecutors' duty to disclose evidence to defendants. It is central to fundamental fairness in criminal cases. Read More ...

Seventeen years ago, jurors convicted Obie Anthony in the shooting death of a man outside a South L.A. brothel. All along, Anthony insisted he didn't do it. He was 19 when he went to prison. Read More ...

NCIP's Linda Starr was on the news last night discussing client Franky Carrillo's case and how faulty eyewitness identification played into his wrongful conviction. She discussed some best practices which NCIP hopes CA law enforcement agencies will adopt. Read More ...

A federal judge reinstates a $9 million award to exonoree George Rodriguez who was wrongfully imprisoned for 17 years Read More ...

NCIP's Cookie Ridolfi was quoted in a Washington Post article about Prosecutorial Misconduct and the Pros Oversight Tour: Read More ...

See video from yesterday's press conference announcing the "Proseutorial Oversight" tour where Cookie spoke about the impact of NCIP's Veritas research in California: Read More ...

USA Today wrote a story about the nationwide "Prosecutorial Oversight" tour Read More ...

SJMN Opinion piece: NCIP Executive Director Cookie Ridolf & Visiting Researcher Maurice Possley discuss the lack of reporting of prosecutorial misconduct in California. Read More ...

Why would anyone confess to a crime they did not commit? Join us for our next Breakfast Briefing, Wed., Oct. 12th to find out. Professor Richard Leo, internationally recognized researcher of police interrogation practices, will answer the question. Read More ...

Obie Anthony was recently released after 17 years of being wrongly incarcerated! Support NCIP's work by donating! Read More ...

Obie Anthony's story is being featured on NPR! Click on the link for the full article: http://bit.ly/nnt3sk Read More ...

Great News! NCIP client Obie Anthony walked out of prison a free man Tuesday night! Check out our FB page for photos! http://on.fb.me/mBFnnE Read More ...

Obie Anthony's story is being featured in the LA Times! Click on the link to read the full article. Read More ...

Conviction just overturned for NCIP client Obie Anthony!! Congratulations to Obie and NCIP lawyers, who just secured their record third exoneration in one year! More at http://law.scu.edu/ncip/breaking-news.cfm Read More ...

Check out October Breakfast Briefing! Read More ...

More on eyewitness identifications in California from NCIP in the coming weeks. Read More ...

Troy Davis was executed last night, despite maintaining innocence until the end Read More ...

Earlier today, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles issued its denial of clemency for Troy Davis. Right now, please immediately act and urge the parole board to reconsider their decision. Please click this link to join us in calling on the Board to reconsider its decision, and on the Chatham County (Savannah) District Attorney Larry Chisolm to do the right thing. Please also e-mail the board at Clemency_Information@pap.state.ga.us and urge them to reconsider their decision. Thank you! Read More ...

NCIP Alums: We can't wait to see you Saturday at the SCU Law Centennial BBQ! We've got gourmet desserts and lots of other fun planned for you. Read More ...

NCIP's Breakfast Briefing Series Fall Series is here! Join us Sept. 14th for "The Myth of Fingerprints" with forensic evidence expert Ken Moses. We look forward to seeing you there! Register and get more information: Read More ...

NPR did a story on the ongoing debate about the role eyewitness testimony plays in criminal proceedings. Read More ...

Reconnect with fellow alums and staff September 10! Read More ...

Big step forward in the case of NCIP client George Souliotes Read More ...

US Supreme Court to look into eyewitness identifications Read More ...

To read more, check out the links below! Read More ...

A bill that would prohibit criminal convictions based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of a jailhouse informant has passed the state Assembly. Read More ...

Check out our FB page for some "Justice for All" awards dinner photos! Read More ...

THANK YOU for the tremendous support of NCIP's June 2 Justice for All awards dinner! Over 400 attendees and incredible support which has helped get us much closer to our fundraising goal for this year! Read More ...

NCIP honors Cooley LLP Read More ...

John Thompson, former Death Row inmate now exonerated after 18 years behind bars in Louisiana, will receive the Freedom Award on June 2 at NCIP's Justice For All Dinner. Thompson has created Resurrection After Exoneration, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping exonerees get back on their feet after decades in prison. Read More ...

NBC Bay Area writes about NCIP's two recent exonerations. Read More ...

Author of "Killing Time: an 18-year Odyssey from Death Row to Freedom" to recieve award Read More ...

Recent Connick v. Thompson decision criticized by former Supreme Court Justice Read More ...

The shareholders and staff of the Hammerschmidt Broughton Law Corporation in Fresno, California, take great pleasure in saluting the Innocence Project for its outstanding work in 2010 and 2011 in advocating for innocent people who were wrongfully convicted and imprisoned. Read More ...

Award-winning actress who co-starred with Hilary Swank in "Conviction" to attend JFA Awards dinner! Read More ...

Screenwriter of the film "Conviction" to attend NCIP's Justice for All awards dinner Read More ...

NCIP's Veritas Initiative report on prosecutorial misconduct in 2010 was reported on in the San Jose Mercury News Saturday. Read More ...

Northern California Innocence Project "DA Should Admit Convicting an Innocent Man," a piece NCIP Attorney Paige Kaneb wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle, was in Wednesday's paper. Read it here: Read More ...

Invitations going out soon! Read More ...

Save the date for NCIP's annual Justice for All awards dinner: 06/2/2011! This dinner is NCIP's primary means of raising funds to continue its programs, and showcases the inspiring stories of innocent people who served decades in prison and fought to regain their freedom and achieve justice system reforms. Get more information here Read More ...

NCIP's two recently exonerated clients Francisco "Franky" Carrillo, Maurice Caldwell, and their lawyers will be speaking about their experiences. Read More ...

The report documents judicial findings of misconduct by prosecutors in state and federal courts in 2010. Veritas researchers found 130 findings of misconduct in 102 cases, 26 of which resulted in reversals of convictions,... orders for new trial or the barring of prosecution evidence. Read More ...

On March 16, ABC 7 Los Angeles TV reported on Franky's release. Read More ...

On March 17, LA Times reports on Franky's release after 20 years in prison. Read More ...

Francisco Carrillo, Jr. is exonerated after spending nearly 20 years incarcerated for a crime he did not commit Read More ...

California Watch quoted NCIP's Legal Director, Linda Starr, in an excellent story about obstacles that exonerees face in obtaining compensation for their wrongful convictions. Read More ...

Register today for NCIP's March 9 Breakfast Briefing, "Reasonable Doubt: Forensics in the Courtroom." Read More ...

NCIP Director Cookie Ridolfi is one of 45 attorneys named by California Lawyer Magazine in their 15th annual California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year Awards. Award winners' achievements had a significant impact in 2010. Congratulations Cookie! Read More ...

Happy 10th Anniversary NCIP! NCIP Director Cookie Ridolfi and Legal Director Linda Starr accept a commendation to NCIP from the City of San Jose. Read More ...

Join NCIP for its February 9 Breakfast Briefing, "Prosecutors: Accountable or Not?" and view a listing of other upcoming briefings! Read More ...

Despite evidence of his innocence, the State will retry NCIP client Maurice Caldwell. Read More ...

A San Diego prosecutor's misconduct at trial prompts a reversal and illustrates a case of prosecutorial misconduct. Read More ...

On January 18, USA Today reported that the Justice Department has created a new internal watchdog office to punish prosecutors' misconduct. Read More ...

As reported in the NYT, on January 18, the Justice Department announced the creation of the "Professional Misconduct Review Unit" to investigate prosecutorial misonduct. Read More ...

NCIP's Breakfast Briefing speaker series continues to bring a great turnout. Read More ...

On January 9, the LA Times published an article on the difficulty exoneree John Thompson and others have in holding prosecutors accountable for their actions. Read More ...

On January 4, PBS NewsHour featured a piece on Cornelius Dupree, a convicted Texas man cleared by DNA testing after 30 years in prison. Join us at NCIP's January 12th Breakfast Briefing to learn more about evidence retention and access. Read More ...

NCIP is celebrating the rulings in the cases of three innocent California men in three unrelated cases -- all wrongful convictions. Read More ...

On Thursday December 16, NCIP Client Maurice Caldwell's conviction was overturned in San Francisco. Read More ...

With guests Barry Scheck and Jeffrey Toobin, CNN discusses NCIP's study of prosecutorial misconduct in California. Read More ...

On Tuesday, November 9, Frontline presented "The Confessions," a must-see program on false confessions. Now you can watch it online. Read More ...

On November 21, The Columbus Dispatch published an article highlighting how three recent DNA exonerees adjust to life on the outside. Read More ...

On Tuesday, November 9, Frontline presents "The Confessions," a must-see program on false confessions. Read More ...

On November 5, 20/20 features the case of a police officer who was falsely accused and wrongly convicted of the molestation of his children. Read More ...

On October 17, NCIP's Kathleen Ridolfi spoke about prosecutorial misconduct on KTVU News. Read More ...

An article in the San Jose Mercury News on October 17 stated that the California Bar launched a review of 130 prosecutors, following the release of NCIP's "Preventable Error" report. Read More ...

On October 13, NCIP held its monthly Breakfast Briefing, featuring NCIP Supervising Attorney Maitreya Badami and Placer County Senior Deputy District Attorney Garen Horst. Read More ...

"Preventable Error" Co-author Maurice Possley talked to NBC Affiliate in LA on October 9. Read More ...

"Conviction" stars Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell, and some of the wrongfully convicted sat down with Larry King on October 6. Read More ...

NCIP was in the LA Times on October 5! Read More ...

NCIP made the 6 o'clock news on October 4! Read More ...

NCIP held a press conference the morning of October 4 for the release of "Preventable Error". Read More ...

NCIP Releases "Preventable Error" Report Read More ...

Newly exonerated Texas man is left to ponder whether to take $2.2 million in compensation from the State of Texas or file a civil lawsuit. The rest of us ponder how many others have been wrongfully convicted by mistaken eyewitness identifications. Read More ...

Supreme Court to hear Connick v. Thompson October 12 Read More ...

The film "Conviction" is in theatres on October 15 and is a must-see! Read More ...

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The innocent prisoner faces a moral dilemma. Read More ...

Story on NCIP client George Souliotes in this morning's LA Times. Read More ...

NCIP Legal Director Linda Starr was interviewed by KCBS, regarding the recent US Supreme court decision that held it unconstitutional to sentence juveniles to life without the possibility of parole for crimes other than homicide. Read More ...

On Thursday, May 13, in San Francisco, Women Defenders will be honoring Cookie Ridolfi for her unparalleled contribution to the world of criminal defense. Read More ...

The Northern California Innocence Project will be reviewing DNA evidence from a 2006 trial that resulted in a murder conviction for a former Sacramento laborer arrested for the 1982 slaying of a Vacaville woman. Read More ...

Witch Hunt Screening on March 24 Read More ...

NCIP Noontime Event Read More ...

Ninth Circuit Moot Read More ...

AB 316 is a huge step forward in helping wrongfully convicted exonorees get the compensation they so desperately need after years of imprisonment. Please fax the attached letter to the Governor by midnight, Saturday, October 16! Read More ...

From Tragedy to Travesty to Truth: The Bismarck Dinius Case Read More ...

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Witch Hunt Read More ...

JFA Dinner Read More ...

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Film Screening Read More ...

news on Witch Hunt Read More ...

Registration Read More ...

Innocence in USA Today Read More ...

Jill at AFI Read More ...

Updates on Linda Starr Read More ...

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Legal Director Linda Starr's participation in California events. Read More ...

Toronto Film Festival Read More ...

A lecture by John Van De Camp Read More ...