Life Beyond Freedom, a non-profit organization co-founded in July 2013 by justice advocates Jack Cummings and Daniel Jenkins, works to provide resources for wrongfully convicted individuals transitioning from incarceration back into society. Life Beyond Freedom will support exonerees in California through education, therapy, financial…
Jack Bowen is guest blogging this week at sportsfeelgoodstories.com. He reflects on his own journey as a goalie at Stanford with his once-nemesis—the starting goalie at UC Berkeley—and now friend as they both pursued a spot on the 2000 Olympic…
The city of Los Angeles has paid an $8.3 million settlement to Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) exoneree Obie Anthony, who served 17 years in prison for wrongful murder and attempted robbery convictions before he was exonerated and released in…
A few years ago I read a book by Stephen M.R. Covey called The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything. The concepts in the book are especially applicable for those entering the law profession where trust plays such…
After serving 18 years in prison for a crime they did not commit, Derrick Wheatt, Laurese Glover and Eugene Johnson had their convictions overturned by Cuyahoga County Judge Nancy Margaret Russo on March 26 with ten years of legal advocacy…
By Audrey Redmond NCIP celebrated its eighth annual Justice for All Dinner March 12 with a spirited crowd, honoring individuals for their dedication to freeing the wrongfully convicted and improving the justice system. The evening showcased the inspiring stories of those…
This past weekend I got a glimpse of something I could not have anticipated. After fifteen years of coaching national-caliber water polo, I had my first day on the job in a new arena: Assistant Coach of my 4-year-old son’s…
Blog Post by IHRC Graduate Fellow Zsea Beaumonis The International Human Rights Clinic is heading to Washington D.C. for two thematic hearings next week before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. In partnership with other law school clinics and human…
This weekend’s Wall Street Journal featured an article entitled, “America’s Most Profound Comic Strip,” referring to the loveable eighties cartoon Calvin and Hobbes. The article made brief mention of Calvin’s pseudo-sport, “Calvinball.” For those not familiar, a primary facet of…
By Virginia Hess, Guest Blogger Second semester is in full swing. In between all that reading, preparing your class outlines, and getting needed sleep, you are trying to line up summer plans. For some of you lucky ones, perhaps a…