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The Arizona Justice Project and Amazon Smile
What is Amazon Smile? It is another way you can help the Arizona Justice Project! To Join: http://smile.amazon.com/
The staggering number of wrongful convictions in America
Picture: Susan Mellen is exonerated of murder by Superior Court Judge Mark Arnold in Torrance, Calif. At right, her attorney Deirdre O’Connor. (Brad Graverson/Associated Press) Sam Gross, the editor of the Registry, reflects on wrongful convictions in an Oped: ” We can do better, of course — for misdemeanors, for
Hurry Up and Wait for Justice: The Struggles of Innocent Prisoners
By Lorenzo Johnson When people hear about wrongfully convicted prisoners, they often ask why these individuals end up spending so much time in prison before they are exonerated. For the wrongfully convicted, the judicial system has failed twice – once in winning the wrongful conviction, but also in intentionally delaying
A high-ranking Obama official just called for the “eradication” of bite mark evidence
By Radley Balko This week, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is sponsoring a conference in Arlington, Va., called the “International Symposium on Forensic Science Error Management – Detection, Measurement and Mitigation.” NIST is the government agency that’s attempting to carve out some standards and best practices for the
This Friday – Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts – Carlos Arzate and the Kind Souls
We hope you can join us this Friday at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts to see Carlos Arzate and the Kind Souls play. As you may know, Carlos Arzate wrote a powerful song about Louis Taylor after Louis’s release and Lesley Hoyt-Croft created an incredibly moving music video
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The Arizona Justice Project names Marilyn Seymann as Director of Development
Marilyn Seymann has accepted the position of Development Director for the Arizona Justice Project. The Justice Project is extremely lucky to have Marilyn on its team. As Development Director, Marilyn has created the Justice Fellows program that has secured and will continue to secure resources to allow the Project to
The Arizona Justice Project Has a New Home
At the College of Law, entering students are taught that “possession is 9/10th of the law.” The Justice Project is now in possession of an office overlooking the Law School’s central rotunda. The Project is here, and here to stay.
The Arizona Justice Project Names Its First Executive Director
The Arizona Justice Project named its first executive director, Carrie Sperling, in January 2008. Sperling brings over a decade of experience in civil rights litigation and post-conviction relief to the Project. She was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1992 and began her career as an associate in the litigation