Sixteen Santa Clara University law students joined the NCIP team this fall as classmates in NCIP’s year-long clinical course. In addition to attending seminars twice-a-week, NCIP students heard from a number of guest speakers and participated in a wide variety…
On November 24, 2015, Tehama County Superior Court Judge Matthew McGlynn, after a three-day evidentiary hearing, found NCIP client Larry Pohlschneider factually innocent of the child molestation charges for which he was convicted in 2001, and for which he wrongfully…
This year NCIP continues support for policies that prevent wrongful convictions, free innocent people from wrongful incarceration, and provide support and compensation for exonerees. Our prevention work focuses on eyewitness misidentification and false confessions as leading causes of wrongful conviction.…
It was a busy year for Innocence Network affiliated organizations. According to a recent report by the National Registry of Exonerations (Registry), researchers found that 149 people were cleared in 2015 for crimes they didn’t commit — more than any other year…
NCIP is honoring law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (Simpson) for its steadfast commitment to public service, at NCIP’s Justice for All Awards Dinner On March 17, 2016. Jason Bussey and Patrick King will be accepting the Pro Bono…
What’s a human rights attorney like me doing in a place like this? That’s the question I’ve asked myself over the past two months since becoming Executive Director of NCIP. I returned to the Bay Area this summer after 13…
District Attorney’s offices are increasingly creating Conviction Review Units (CRUs) to re‐examine questionable convictions and guard against future error. But not all CRUs are created equal. In a recently published report entitled “Conviction Review Units: A National Perspective,” John Hollway,…
Exonerees Attend State of the Union Address – Time is Ripe for Change! For the first time ever, tonight two exonerees, Michael Morton* and James Tillman*, will be attending the State of the Union address in Washington, D.C.…
What a year it has been! We are delighted to share our “2015 Year in Review” so you can read about the hard-fought successes we have had this year. Thank you for your continued support! Read our full 2015 Year…
Today, #GivingTuesday, you have the chance to help free an innocent person. In October, NCIP client Larry Pohlschneider walked free after more than 15 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Last week he was found factually…
