Innocence Project
E680936
The Innocence Project is a nonprofit legal organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted individuals, primarily through DNA testing, and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Innocence Project canonical | 4 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit legal organization
ⓘ
wrongful conviction advocacy organization ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
access to post-conviction DNA testing
ⓘ
compensation for the wrongfully convicted ⓘ eyewitness identification reform ⓘ forensic science standards ⓘ prosecutorial accountability ⓘ recording of interrogations ⓘ |
| affiliation | Yeshiva University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounder |
Barry Scheck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Neufeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ forensic science ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| focusArea |
criminal justice policy advocacy
ⓘ
forensic science reform ⓘ post-conviction litigation ⓘ wrongful convictions ⓘ |
| founded | 1992 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Barry Scheck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Neufeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
Policy Reform
ⓘ
Social Work and Reentry Services NERFINISHED ⓘ Strategic Communications NERFINISHED ⓘ Strategic Litigation ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| inspiredCreationOf | Innocence Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| memberOf | Innocence Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionStatement | to free the innocent, prevent wrongful convictions, and create fair, compassionate, and equitable systems of justice for everyone ⓘ |
| name | Innocence Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesIn | multiple U.S. states ⓘ |
| partOf | Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMethod | DNA testing ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
criminal justice system reform
ⓘ
exoneration of wrongfully convicted individuals ⓘ |
| uses |
DNA evidence
ⓘ
impact litigation ⓘ policy advocacy ⓘ public education ⓘ |
| website | https://innocenceproject.org ⓘ |
| worksOnIssue |
eyewitness misidentification
ⓘ
false confessions ⓘ forensic science reliability ⓘ government misconduct ⓘ ineffective assistance of counsel ⓘ informant testimony reliability ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.