The Justice for All Awards Gala (JFA) is NCIP’s largest fundraising event of the year and is critical to our sustainability. At the gala, we thank and honor key supporters, and celebrate the accomplishments of the exonerees they have…
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The Justice for All Awards Gala (JFA) is NCIP’s largest fundraising event of the year and is critical to our sustainability. At the gala, we thank and honor key supporters, and celebrate the accomplishments of the exonerees they have…
NCIP’s 8th Annual Justice for All Awards Dinner is on March 12! Join our email mailing list so you can receive your invite! This dinner is NCIP’s primary means of raising funds to continue its programs, and showcases the inspiring…
According to a report by the National Registry of Exonerations, a record high number of 87 men and women who were wrongfully convicted of crime in the United States were exonerated in 2013. The National Registry of Exonerations is a…
The LA Times wrote a poignant story about NCIP exoneree George Souliotes, who spent 17 years in prison before his arson and triple murder conviction was overturned. Since his release George has savored his freedom and time spent with family,…
NCIP E-news is now online: Learn about: George Souliotes’ Conviction Overturned; Now Facing Retrial 2013 Pro Bono Award Recipient Nominated to Serve on the U.S. District Court NCIP Attorney Testifies at State Capitol NBC Bay Area News Highlights NCIP Law…
On May 24th, Oklahoma became the 50th and final state to pass a post-conviction DNA testing law. 306 people who were wrongfully convicted of crimes have been exonerated by DNA evidence in the United States since DNA testing first became…
NBC Bay Area News recently ran a story about the successful work of NCIP’s law students, who have helped win the freedom of 17 exonerees since 2001. “It’s pretty amazing. I get to set innocent people free from prison. Let…
Exonerees Antione Day and Jarrett Adams are tirelessly working with the Loyola University Chicago School of Law Life After Innocence program to help exonerees find housing after their release from prison. The Life After Justice Center in Chicago was created…
NCIP and Orrick, Herrington, Sutcliffe client George Souliotes, whose conviction was overturned last month after he demonstrated “actual innocence,” will be retried, Stanislaus County prosecutors announced Monday. Read the LA Times story here.
NCIP exoneree Maurice Caldwell and NCIP attorney Paige Kaneb recently spoke with ABC7 News about the struggle exonerees face after prison. In 1990, an eyewitness falsely identified Caldwell as a killer during a bad drug deal, and he wrongfully spent…