Innocence Projects

[1dayatatime]

http://www.truthinjustice.org/ipcontacts.htm



These are state by state---looking up one for California and found these-hope they help.

ONE

[niteshader2005]

Originally Posted by 1dayatatime

http://www.truthinjustice.org/ipcontacts.htm

I am sorry about your other half being on the inside.I have a pretty long wait myself.If we don't proove him innocent,5 years is a long time to be apart.I live in Oregon. He is in Washington.I have not been able to see him since he got arrested 12/22/04.Right before Christmas.Compliments of his 2 X girlfriends.Tight huh!I am just keeping myself busy.I am a college student,and a Nikken Wellness Consultant,also a A.A.Member.I really would like to thank you for the truthinjustice link.I went straight to it.I now have the necessary legal forms to let him help his self.This is a very neat site.Wish us luck,and God Bless You,and all others suffering in and out.

These are state by state---looking up one for California and found these-hope they help.

ONE

[Nemesis]

ARKANSAS

James E. Hensley
Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 639
Cabot, AR 72023

ARIZONA

Arizona Justice Project
contact: Larry Hammond
Osborne Maledon
2929 North Central Avenue, 21st Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85012-2794

Professor Andy Silverman
University of Arizona School of Law
Tucson, AZ 85721
silverman@law.arizona.edu

Professor Robert Bartels
Arizona State University College of Law
Tempe, AZ 85287

Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice
3737 North Seventh Street, Suite 105
Phoenix, AZ 85014

CALIFORNIA

California Western School of Law
Justin Brooks, Director
California Western School of Law
225 Cedar Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Website: http://www.cwsl.edu/main/default.asp...ce_project.asp

Northern California Innocence Project at Santa Clara University
Professor Kathleen Ridolfi, Executive Director
Linda Starr, Legal Director
900 Lafayette Street
Suite 604
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Website: http://www.scu.edu/law/socialjustice/ncip_home.html

Northern California Innocence Project
Golden Gate University School of Law Satellite Branch
Professor Susan Rutberg
536 Mission Street
San Francisco CA 94105-2968

University of California - Irvine
(not an IP but a resource)
contact:
William Thompson
Department of Criminology, Law & Society
University of California
Irvine, CA 92697-7080
Website: http://www.seweb.uci.edu/cls/index.phtml

COLARADO

Jim Scarboro
Arnold & Porter
1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 4000
Denver, CO 80203

CONNECTICUT

New England Innocence Project
Intake Coordinator
Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP
125 High Street
High Street Tower
Boston, MA 02110
Website: http://www.newenglandinnocence.org/

FLORIDA

Florida Innocence Initiative
Jenny Greenberg, Director
Sheila Meehan, Assistant Director
FSU College of Law - Cawthon House
425 West Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32306

Nova Southeastern University
Catherine Arcabascio, Professor of Law
Nova Southeastern University
Shepard Broad Law Center
3305 College Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314
Website: http://www.nsulaw.nova.edu/fip/index.cfm

GEORGIA

Georgia Innocence Project
Aimee Maxwell, Executive Director
Georgia Innocence Project
730 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Suite 705
Atlanta, GA 30308
Website: http://ga-innocenceproject.org/

IDAHO

Idaho Innocence Project
Diana Cavigliano
P.O. Box 442321
Moscow, ID 83844-2321

ILLINOIS

Center on Wrongful Convictions and the Death Penalty
Larry Marshall, Professor of Law
Rob Warden, Executive Director
Northwestern University Schools of Law and Journalism
357 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Website: http://www.law.northwestern.edu/wrongfulconvictions/

INDIANA

Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis
Fran Hardy, Professor of Law
Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis
735 West New York Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Website: http://www.indylaw.indiana.edu/

IOWA

Iowa/Nebraska Innocence Project
Tom Lustgraaf
222 South Sixth Street
Council Bluffs, IA 51501

KENTUCKY

University of Kentucky Innocence Project Externship
Roberta M. Harding, Professor of Law
University of Kentucky College of Law
209 Law Building
Lexington, KY 40506-0048
Website: http://www.uky.edu/Law/

Gordon Rahn
Project Coordinator
Kentucky Innocence Project
Department of Public Advocacy
P.O. Box 555
Eddyville, KY 42038

LOUISIANA

Innocence Project New Orleans
Robert Hoelscher, Executive Director
Emily Maw, Legal Director
636 Baronne Street, 2nd Floor
New Orleans, LA 70113
Website: http://www.ip-no.org/

MAINE

New England Innocence Project
Intake Coordinator
Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP
125 High Street
High Street Tower
Boston, MA 02110
Website: http://www.newenglandinnocence.org/

MARYLAND

Innocence Project of the National Capital Region
Misty Thomas, Project Director
American University - Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Website: http://wcl.american.edu/innocenceproject/


MASSACHUSETTS

New England Innocence Project
Intake Coordinator
Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP
125 High Street
High Street Tower
Boston, MA 02110
Website: http://www.newenglandinnocence.org/

MICHIGAN

Thomas M. Cooley Innocence Project
Kathy Swedlow, Deputy Director
Thomas M. Cooley Innocence Project
300 S. Capitol Ave. P.O. Box 13038
Lansing, MI 48901
Website: http://www.cooleylaw.edu/innocence/home.htm

MINNESOTA

Innocence Project of Minnesota
Erika Applebaum
Hamline University School of Law
1536 Hewitt Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55104
Website: http://www.ipmn.org/

MISSISSIPPI

Innocence Project New Orleans (now operating in Mississippi)
Robert Hoelscher, Executive Director
Emily Maw, Legal Director
636 Baronne Street, 2nd Floor
New Orleans, LA 70113
Website: http://www.innocenceproject.org/abou...r_projects.php

MISSOURI

Midwest Innocence Project
Ellen Suni, Professor of Law
University of Missouri at Kansas City
1-407 Law Building
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110-2499

NEBRASKA

Iowa/Nebraska Innocence Project
Tom Lustgraaf
222 South Sixth Street
Council Bluffs, IA 51501

NEVADA

Rocky Mountain Innocence Center
Jensie Anderson, President
Joshua Bowland, Staff Attorney
358 South 700 East, B235
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
Website: http://www.rmicorg.com/

NEW HAMPSHIRE

New England Innocence Project
Intake Coordinator
Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP
125 High Street
High Street Tower
Boston, MA 02110
Website: http://www.newenglandinnocence.org/

NEW JERSEY

Centurion Ministries
Rev. Jim McCloskey
Kate Germond
221 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08542
Website: http://www.centurionministries.org/

NEW MEXICO

New Mexico Innocence and Justice Project
Professor April Land
Professor Barbara Bergman
University of New Mexico School of Law
1117 Stanford NE
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Website: http://lawschool.unm.edu/student_orgs/ijp/about.htm

NEW YORK

Innocence Project at Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School - Yeshiva University
Barry Scheck
Peter Neufeld
Innocence Project
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
55 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10003
Website: http://www.innocenceproject.org/

Second Look Program
Professor Will Hellerstein
Daniel Medwed
Brooklyn Law School
250 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201

New York State Defenders Association
194 Washington Street, Suite 500
Albany, NY 12210

NORTH CAROLINA

North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence
Duke/University of North Carolina Law Schools
Professor Therea Newman
Professor Rich Rosen
Pete Weitzel, Executive Director
Chris Mumma, Legal Counsel
Duke University School of Law
Durham, NC 27708-0360
Website: http://www.law.duke.edu/innocencecenter/

OHIO

The Ohio Innocence Project
University of Cincinnati
College of Law
P.O. Box 210040
Cincinnatti, OH 45221-0020

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma Indigent Defense System - DNA Forensic Testing Program
Julie Gardner
Jamie Pybas
Kathleen Smith
Kim Marks
Oklahoma Indigent Defense System
P.O. Box 926
Norman, OK 73070

OREGON

Oregon Innocence Project
Rita Radostitz, Director
Oregon Innocence Project
P.O. Box 3629
Eugene, OR 97405
Website: http://www.oregoninnocenceproject.org/

PENNSYLVANIA

The Innocence Institute of Western Pennsylvania
Bill Moushey
c/o Point Park College Department of Journalism and Mass Communications
201 Wood Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1984

RHODE ISLAND

New England Innocence Project
Intake Coordinator
Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP
125 High Street
High Street Tower
Boston, MA 02110
Website: http://www.newenglandinnocence.org/

SOUTH CAROLINA

The Palmetto Innocence Project
contact: Joseph M. McCulloch
P.O. Box 11623
Columbia, SC 29211

TENNESSEE

Tennessee Innocence Project
Kenneth Irvine
c/o UT - Pro Bono
University of Tennessee Legal Clinic
1505 West Cumberland Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37996

TEXAS

University of Houston Law School
David Dow, Professor
University of Houston Law Center
100 Law Center
Houston, TX 77204-6060
Website: http://www.law.uh.edu/faculty/ddow2/...innocence.html

Texas Center for Actual Innocence
University of Texas School of Law
727 East Dean Keeton Street
Austin, TX 78705

MASS, Inc. (Mothers for the Advancement of Social Services)
Joyce Ann Brown
6301 Gaston Avenue, Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75214

UTAH

Rocky Mountain Innocence Center
Jensie Anderson, President
Joshua Bowland, Staff Attorney
358 South 700 East, B235
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
Website: http://www.rmicorg.com/

VERMONT

New England Innocence Project
Intake Coordinator
Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP
125 High Street
High Street Tower
Boston, MA 02110
Website: http://www.newenglandinnocence.org/

VIRGINIA

Innocence Project of the National Capital Region
Misty Thomas, Project Director
American University - Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Website: http://wcl.american.edu/innocenceproject/

WASHINGTON, DC

Innocence Project of the National Capital Region
Misty Thomas, Project Director
American University - Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Website: http://wcl.american.edu/innocenceproject/

WASHINGTON STATE

Innocence Project NorthWest
Professor Jackie McMurtrie
University of Washington
410 N.E. Campus Drive
Seattle, WA 98105
website: http://www.law.washington.edu/ipnw/

WISCONSIN

Wisconsin Innocence Project
Keith Findley, Associate Clinical Professor
John Pray, Associate Clinical Professor
University of Wisconsin Law School
Remington Center
Madison, WI 53706
Website: http://www.law.wisc.edu/FJR/innocence/index.htm

WYOMING

Rocky Mountain Innocence Center
Jensie Anderson, President
Joshua Bowland, Staff Attorney
358 South 700 East, B235
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
website: http://www.rmicorg.com/

[horsegal]

What is Innocence Projects? What do they do?

[Scryer]

Yesterday, while reading the Bestselling biography by Joyce Milgaard on exonerating her son, David ~ "A Mother's Story"... I sat reflecting on her remarks about working for an Innocence Project in Northeast Usa called Centurion Ministries - named for the Roman soldier 'Centurion' who said: "Surely, this one must be Innocent...?" while looking up at Jesus on the cross.

For the first time I realized that the most famous wrongfully convicted, and executed, man in history was Jesus...!

I am not Christian. Not even close. I am Pagan. I believe in total responsibility for one's choices, judgment and actions. I was sitting feeling rather jealous of Joyce's ability to seem to 'pray' all her worries away - and as I sat contemplating this - the phone rang....

It was a kind man named Rene, from the Association for the Wrongfully Convicted, in Winnipeg! He wanted know where he could send a full application to Darren for him to fill out... that they might examine his case!

I was dumbfounded. and so thrilled! I know it may not go anywhere with them, but just the coincidence of them calling me right at that moment - after soooo long, sent shivers down my spine. Upon finishing the book I learned that this is the office where Joyce Milgaard herself works from. Eerie.

I highly recommend her book to you all....
Today I have a whole new respect for Joyce Milgaard.
And for the wrongfull executed man they called Jesus.
And for myself.
And a New Hope.

Remember:
To the World you are but One person,
but to One person you are the World.

We are all Heroes.

~ Best wishes, and even prayers, to every innocent body in prison today... ~

[BillieJo]

thank you very much 1dayatatime!


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[CTemen-Mojica]

Well the innocence project only helps those that have dna to prove their innocence. What if that is not the case. My husband is innocent and it was even brought up at his trial that the person that testified against him at trial said while on the whitness stand that he lied on his statement because he was beaten by police and threatened with a 25-life sentence if he did not change his statement, and even with that they still convicted him and found him guilty. What can I do he was only 14 years old at the time and now he is going to be thirty this year. He was sentenced to 9-life, and has done 15 years so far. He has been denied at 4 parole boards already. What do I do help please. Anyone that has advice pm me.#4 Member loving my lifer club

[TheGeneralsWife]

THe website for Northern California Innocence Project at Santa Clara University
Professor Kathleen Ridolfi, Executive Director
Linda Starr, Legal Director
900 Lafayette Street
Suite 604
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Website: http://www.scu.edu/law/socialjustice/ncip_home.html

Has changed. If you go there it tells you that you have found a dead link, the new link is here below but it doesn't contain very much information.


http://www.scu.edu/law/ncip/

[ctops.legal]

Well I contacted all the Florida related Innocence Projects, and many other Org. and my case is so simple, but because it involves officer misconduct, and adult pornagraphy, no attorney will get involved, the ACLU did write me back, but EFF.Org of all the others did not, section 847.0138 Fla. Stat.
(2001), was legislations that was politically driven, at one point in 2004 I called at least 30 attorneys from my town with $5000.00 to waist no body would take the case, yep Florida the good old boys network.
ctops.legal

[Mrs.Official05]

Um is the Nevada one correct? I went to the website And it took me to another totally diffirent page? Can someone please help?

[Wife1234]

So from what I read if there is no DNA they will not even look at the case.

[NtShadow]

Originally Posted by Wife1234

So from what I read if there is no DNA they will not even look at the case.

Most of them are based off of DNA. Centurion Ministries will take cases without DNA, but they don't take very many cases a year. There is a long waiting list.

[*RaymondzWifey*]

I am in complete agreement...My husband is doing 15yrs plus another 5 for a enhancement of a misdemeanor crime he did when he was 16 yrs old. His controlling case was for bodily harm on 2 counts. His co defendant was his identical twin brother.His brother will be out the gate in just 20 days,and the twist on my husbands case is that his twin brother was also threatened with if he didnt testify against his twin then he'd be given 69 yrs. to life{what a joke...What life}and the other guy at the scene that was identified in a lineup at the scene by the victims walked ,why???His grandfather was a Superior Court Judge at the courthouse that their trial was set at ,so you already know the ending on this story. My husband was not identified by the victims,he went to get his van out of impound 5 days later,first he had to go get a clearance from the L.A. P.D. why would he go there if he was guilty??? thats only the beginning this seriously would take too long and never make any more sense than yours.I'll pray for you and your man to see justice someday with all this...*RaymondzWifey* as e=CTemen-Mojica;1246303]Well the innocence project only haelps those that have dna to prove their innocence. What if that is not the case. My husband is innocent and it was even brought up at his trial that the person that testified against him at trial said while on the whitness stand that he lied on his statement because he was beaten by police and threatened with a 25-life sentence if he did not change his statement, and even with that they still convicted him and found him guilty. What can I do he was only 14 years old at the time and now he is going to be thirty this year. He was sentenced to 9-life, and has done 15 years so far. He has been denied at 4 parole boards already. What do I do help please. Anyone that has advice pm me.#4 Member loving my lifer club
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[biglar36]

If your husband is in Walla Walla, they use to have a very good law library, I got the court to put it in. If I can help, please let me know. Biglar36

[biglar36]

Originally Posted by CTemen-Mojica

Well the innocence project only helps those that have dna to prove their innocence. What if that is not the case. My husband is innocent and it was even brought up at his trial that the person that testified against him at trial said while on the whitness stand that he lied on his statement because he was beaten by police and threatened with a 25-life sentence if he did not change his statement, and even with that they still convicted him and found him guilty. What can I do he was only 14 years old at the time and now he is going to be thirty this year. He was sentenced to 9-life, and has done 15 years so far. He has been denied at 4 parole boards already. What do I do help please. Anyone that has advice pm me.#4 Member loving my lifer club

What other evidence did they have? Since he was 14, did he make any statements without his parents or an attorney present. If you want to contact me, I can advise you. Im new to this site and don't know my way around, so I hope you do. contact biglar36

[biglar36]

Originally Posted by CTemen-Mojica

Well the innocence project only helps those that have dna to prove their innocence. What if that is not the case. My husband is innocent and it was even brought up at his trial that the person that testified against him at trial said while on the whitness stand that he lied on his statement because he was beaten by police and threatened with a 25-life sentence if he did not change his statement, and even with that they still convicted him and found him guilty. What can I do he was only 14 years old at the time and now he is going to be thirty this year. He was sentenced to 9-life, and has done 15 years so far. He has been denied at 4 parole boards already. What do I do help please. Anyone that has advice pm me.#4 Member loving my lifer club

I don't know if you got my reply or not but if you contact me, I will advise you. I'm an expert on habeas corpus. email removed per pto policy, pm member for info.

[biglar36]

Originally Posted by ctops.legal

Well I contacted all the Florida related Innocence Projects, and many other Org. and my case is so simple, but because it involves officer misconduct, and adult pornagraphy, no attorney will get involved, the ACLU did write me back, but EFF.Org of all the others did not, section 847.0138 Fla. Stat.
(2001), was legislations that was politically driven, at one point in 2004 I called at least 30 attorneys from my town with $5000.00 to waist no body would take the case, yep Florida the good old boys network.
ctops.legal

The innocence project deals with cases where physical evidence can prove innocence. If you will contact me here or at email removed per pto policy, pm member for info., I will let you know if I can give you some good advice. I am an expert on habeas corpus and that may be how you will have to go with this case.

[pamelalynn]

Hi,

Whether you believe or not, I believe and you received a gift from GOD. I will pray that this new "process" works out well for you. I get gifts from GOD all the time...last weekend HE even delivered light bulbs...right to my door. Great story...I'll tell you if you want to hear it....Of course, I'm still praying for the biggest gift of all....sometimes it's hard to stand and wait for HIM to answer.....Pamela

[grace101]

OMG, I live 2 miles from the office.....Thank you so much I kow what I am doing tomorrow, thank you thank you..I can do service work~~~~~~~~~~

[Lilady24]

I work at the Innocence Project in Illinois. New York is DNA only, some others are not. We do DNA or non-DNA cases. Please feel free to email me if you have ANY questions... *email removed per PTO policy*

[melba77087]

i am a mother a single mother of 2 kids. 1 whom is my 1st born my son Jacob Rodriguez. I love, miss my son much......he has been in & out of boot camps, tyc & last TDC. Convicted in nov 2007 for 2 aggravated robberies with a deadly. Sentenced to 30 yrs.....parole in 15 yrs. Meaning his life is taking away. Giving me a granddaughter upon leaving to his home for the next 15 yrs-20-30 yrs. I am very curious if any1 out there knows of a time cut......& any other help they can point out my way to try to help my son. I travel 600 miles every 2-3 wks......since he has been locked away. MISS MY SON....love you my son. Miom/Melba

[MrsHicks4life]

Does anyone know who my husband and I can contact in regards to his case? He also is innocent. We have a notarized letter from his previous attorney stating he talked with the key witness, and only witness, who stated she was forced to lie by the D.A. also there are SEVERAL illegal added charges that were placed on him, and we have all the legal paperwork to prove this, but dont know where to begin. He has served 13yrs on a 33yr sentence, and enough is enough. Please if anyone knows where to begin, we are not afraid to do the foot work, just keep running into brick walls, and dont know where to go for honest help.

[rosemarierios]

Can anyone tell me how to obtain the court documents from my boyfriends past? He is servng life plus 10 years. He was denied parole this time for some past crime, but they (parol board) have the facts all mixed up. If I can get a hold of the transcripts, maybe it will help. Thanks.

[hester07]

Thank you everyone for posting this and commenting it has helped me alot. My husband got arrested Feb. 2010. The State of Florida is trying to convict him of Raceteering. There are 8 co-defendants in this case also. The State Att. is offering my husband 7-10 years OR walk & talk. BUT, the incident that the state wants to know about we were in Montana at the time. So my husband honestly doesnt know anything about that or anything else. We had Hearing for a Dismissal on Thursday of last week and my husbands lawyer didnt show up. So where do we go from here? I heard that they can only hold him 1 year if they dont convict him. Is that true?

[Shunka]

I don't understand the whole DNA thing. When the one I think of had his court they didn't care about the fact that the DNA they found didn't fit to him, so they just said he acted without leaving DNA or fingerprints or anything at all. And that there was DNA which pointed to other persons was something they also didn't care about because this DNA could have been there randomly... - In other words: How can DNA "proof" innocence at all if someone is spoken guilty although the DNA leads in another direction which was already known at that point of time? - Under such circumstances I see no way to get an appeal for the reasons of DNA-"evidences".