On Friday, NCIP Assistant Legal Director Maitreya Badami was a guest on the San Francisco public interest television show, Justice Matters. She joined San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi and Stanford Law Professor George Fisher to discuss plea agreements and…
As David Onek’s time with NCIP comes to an end we want to take this opportunity to thank him for his service to NCIP and wish him and his family all the very best. We also warmly welcome Sandra Magliozzi, Associate…
NCIP exoneree Franky Carrillo Jr. is now featured in the Summer 2015 issue of Loyola Marymount University Magazine. In the article, “First Person: Freed at Last,” Carrillo Jr. shares his journey from wrongful conviction at age 16, to exoneration 20…
A Washington D.C. Superior Court judge has officially exonerated Cleveland Wright, 56, who spent 28 years behind bars for a wrongful murder conviction before he was released from prison in 2007. Judge Laura A. Cordero declared Wright innocent of the 1978…
Michael Kenneth McAlister was pardoned by Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Richmond, Virginia, last week after spending nearly 30 years behind bars for a violent sex offense he never committed. The 58-year-old was originally charged in February 1986 for the abduction…
Exoneree Jarrett Adams, 34, who served 10 years in prison for a wrongful rape conviction, recently graduated from Loyola University Chicago Law School. At 17 years old, Adams was falsely accused of rape in Wisconsin. Despite maintaining his innocence since…
Under a new law signed by Washington Governor Jay Inslee last week, DNA evidence collected in any serious felony case charged as a violent or sex offense will now be preserved through the length of the offender’s sentence, including post-prison…
Colorado recently became the 12th state in the nation to mandate best practices for eyewitness identifications in criminal investigations. SB 58, the Eyewitness Identifications Policies and Procedures bill, requires all Colorado law enforcement agencies to adopt written policies and procedures…
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office under Jackie Lacey is launching a conviction integrity unit comprised of three prosecutors, a senior investigator, and a paralegal to address claims of wrongful conviction. The new unit follows a rise in wrongful-conviction…
NCIP Board Member Jennifer Thompson and exoneree Ronald Cotton were recognized by the Department of Justice at the Victims’ Rights Service Awards ceremony on Tuesday. Attorney General Eric Holder presided over the event, honoring Jennifer and Ronald for their extraordinary…
