Justice for the innocent and the wrongfully imprisoned

Help for the marginalized and forgotten in Arizona’s Criminal Justice System

Welcome to the Arizona Justice Project!

Every time an accused goes to prison without having received a fair trial, we are one step closer to the loss of our own freedoms. There is no greater punishment than that imposed on the innocent.

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Facts

Since 1989, there have been over 3,250 exonerations in the United States. That’s over 28,000 years lost due to wrongful convictions. (The National Registry of Exonerations)
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People freed by AZ Justice Project since 1998

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Annual requests for assistance received by AZ Justice Project

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People represented by AZ Justice Project in post-conviction relief and clemency since 1998

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Cases reviewed by AZ Justice Project since 1998

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Letters sent anually by AZ Justice Project in response to help

In the News

Arizona Justice Project Executive Director Wins Award!

We are proud to announce that Arizona Justice Project Executive Director, Lindsay Herf, is the 2024 recipient of the Learned Hand Emerging Leadership Award! Lindsay has been practicing law for more than 15 years. Twelve of those years have been with the Arizona Justice Project, representing wrongfully convicted individuals and those who have suffered a manifest injustice.

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Attorney Oumou Keita Awarded the Arizona Justice Project’s Larry Hammond Justice Fellowship

Attorney Oumou Keita has been awarded the first-ever Larry Hammond Justice Fellowship. Oumou is a graduate of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Oumou Keita will assist the AZ Justice Project in the identification and representation of the wrongfully convicted and imprisoned in Arizona and assist to improve the criminal justice system at the legislature and in the community.

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