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Arizona Justice Project’s 2024 Annual Gala
The Arizona Justice Project will be having its annual gala, One Injustice Is One Too Many, on March 1, 2024 at the Scottsdale Resort and Spa. The event will honor Arizona Justice Project freed and exonerated clients as well as the dedicated people behind the scenes working to free the
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.
‘I was wrongfully convicted’: Exonerated Arizonan fights to change criminal justice
Written by Gianna Abdallah, Phoenix, Cronkite News Khalil Rushdan was sent to prison for life when he was 22. “I was wrongfully convicted of a crime of first-degree murder,” he said, “which I did not commit.” Rushdan is now a free man thanks to the Arizona Justice Project, which works
After serving time in Arizona for murder, he wanted a second chance. Then time started running out
Lane Sainty, Tucson, Arizona Republic As the sun set over the city on an ordinary Thursday in December, Jon Sperberg shuffled out his apartment door. His destination was a white metal chair at the end of the open air corridor, looking east toward the Rincon Mountains. The chair wasn’t far,
The Perspective of an Intern at Arizona Justice Project
Arizona Justice Project’s team is comprised of interns, externs, volunteers, staff attorneys, and business staff. We are all outspoken advocates of justice and have an undying urge to help others, especially those who cannot help themselves. The team truly believes in the Arizona Justice Project mission: “To seek justice for the
Justice Served?
Written by Lupita Murillo, Tucson, KVOA.com An Arizona group is fighting to free a man who has been in prison for more than 40 years. He was arrested in connection to a murder, and he was not even the shooter. The shooter took a plea and he was out in
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Arizona Justice Project’s 2024 Annual Gala
The Arizona Justice Project will be having its annual gala, One Injustice Is One Too Many, on March 1, 2024 at the Scottsdale Resort and Spa. The event will honor Arizona Justice Project freed and exonerated clients as well as the dedicated people behind the scenes working to free the
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.
‘I was wrongfully convicted’: Exonerated Arizonan fights to change criminal justice
Written by Gianna Abdallah, Phoenix, Cronkite News Khalil Rushdan was sent to prison for life when he was 22. “I was wrongfully convicted of a crime of first-degree murder,” he said, “which I did not commit.” Rushdan is now a free man thanks to the Arizona Justice Project, which works
After serving time in Arizona for murder, he wanted a second chance. Then time started running out
Lane Sainty, Tucson, Arizona Republic As the sun set over the city on an ordinary Thursday in December, Jon Sperberg shuffled out his apartment door. His destination was a white metal chair at the end of the open air corridor, looking east toward the Rincon Mountains. The chair wasn’t far,
The Perspective of an Intern at Arizona Justice Project
Arizona Justice Project’s team is comprised of interns, externs, volunteers, staff attorneys, and business staff. We are all outspoken advocates of justice and have an undying urge to help others, especially those who cannot help themselves. The team truly believes in the Arizona Justice Project mission: “To seek justice for the
Justice Served?
Written by Lupita Murillo, Tucson, KVOA.com An Arizona group is fighting to free a man who has been in prison for more than 40 years. He was arrested in connection to a murder, and he was not even the shooter. The shooter took a plea and he was out in