Resources: Legal Resources
PARC corresponds with and mails a directory of these resources to prisoners, their friends and family members. We are often the first point of contact for people to connect with prisoners' rights organizations, community organizations, prison literature and arts projects, family and visiting resources, health care and legal resources, parole and pre-release resources, and the prison abolition movement.
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Innocence and Justice Clinic Cases accepted: Cases of actual innocence in North Carolina; DNA and non-DNA cases; no sentence requirements. Expect delays. Serves North Carolina only. |
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Innocence Project (national) The Innocence Project works to free innocent people and reform the criminal legal system to prevent future injustices. The organization accepts cases where testing of biological evidence and/or scientific advances can exonerate a wrongfully convicted person. Write to request an intake form. Accepts applications nationwide EXCEPT from AZ, CA, IL, MI, OH, WA or PR. |
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Innocence Project at the UVA School of Law Evaluates cases of wrongful convictions if three criteria are met: (1) the inmate must have been convicted of a crime in Virginia, (2) the conviction must be final, and (3) the inmate is actually innocent of the crime of which he or she was convicted. Decision is based on the likelihood of being able to prove innocence, the availability of legal remedies, and capacity. To be considered, send a letter requesting their application packet. Serves Virginia only. |
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Innocence Project of Florida Accepts cases of actual innocence in Florida state; DNA and Non-DNA cases. Does not accept federal cases or cases on direct appeal. Conviction must be final. Also provides transitional and aftercare services to exonerees. Serves Florida state convictions only. |
Legal Resources, Innocence Projects |
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Innocence Project of Texas The Innocence Project of Texas can only review cases that meet the following tests: The prisoner is claiming actual innocence; the conviction is a felony which took place in a Texas state court; and all direct appeals have been completed. Does not accept requests for assistance via email, phone, or fax. Serves Texas state prisoners only (no federal). |
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Kentucky Innocence Project Prospective clients should meet the following criteria: a Kentucky conviction & incarceration; a minimum five-year sentence; a minimum of three years until eligible to go before the parole board or if parole has been deferred, a minimum of three years to the next appearance before the parole board; new evidence of innocence discovered since the conviction which can be investigated; and a claim of actual innocence. Serves Kentucky only. |
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Korey Wise Innocence Project The Korey Wise Innocence Project (fKWIP) will not take cases in which the defendant already has a lawyer, or is entitled to a lawyer at state expense. The KWIP will take a case only where there is a genuine and provable claim of innocence. The KWIP gets involved only when the traditional methods of appealing a conviction have failed. Only Colorado cases will be accepted (state and federal). Write for a copy of evaluation criteria. |
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Legal Action Center The Legal Action Center (LAC) uses legal and policy strategies to fight discrimination, build health equity, and restore opportunity for people with arrest and conviction records, substance use disorders, and HIV or AIDS. They also help people fight for their right to medication for addiction treatment (MAT) or medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Primarily serves people in New York state, but sends resources to incarcerated people throughout the US. |
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Maryland Office of the Public Defender Innocence Project Clinic at the University of Baltimore The MOPD Innocence Project Clinic at the Univ. of Baltimore seeks to identify individuals who have been convicted in Maryland state courts of crimes they did not commit and to provide them with assistance in the investigation of their claims. In appropriate cases, representation will be provided in post-trial litigation efforts to secure exonerations. Accepts cases of actual innocence in Maryland; DNA and non-DNA cases. Serves Maryland only. |
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Michigan Innocence Clinic Accepts cases of actual innocence in Michigan; non-DNA cases only; no sentence requirements. Only accepts cases after a person has exhausted their direct appeals. The prisoner must not be currently represented by counsel and the crime and conviction must have occurred in Michigan. |
Legal Resources, Innocence Projects |