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NCIP client Zavion Johnson and Supervising Attorney Paige Kaneb were recently featured on an episode of the Wrongful Conviction podcast, hosted by Jason Flom.

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Policy Reform

Read more about legislation sponsored by the California Innocence Coalition (CIC) in addition to several CIC-supported bills recently introduced in the California State Legislature.

NCIP Clinic

Nearly 800 Santa Clara Law students have participated in the NCIP Clinic since 2001. The 2022-23 NCIP Clinic is comprised of 17 new and five returning Santa Clara Law students.

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NCIP News

Read about our continued work to free the innocent, educate the next generation of lawyers and the public, and reform policies to help prevent and correct wrongful convictions.

NCIP is Committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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#MakingChanges

NCIP launched on Wrongful Conviction Day 2021 results from our social media campaign called #MakingChanges,
a project created by NCIP volunteers highlighting our community's thoughts and opinions on wrongful convictions. Visit the page to learn more.

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NCIP’s clinical program is one of the top progra

NCIP’s clinical program is one of the top programs in the nation. Nearly 800 @santaclaralaw students have graduated from NCIP since 2001. On May 20, 19 clinical students joined those ranks! 🎓

Supervised by experienced attorneys, NCIP clinic students evaluate innocence claims by reviewing case histories, appellate briefs, transcripts, and other records. They participate directly in the case investigation process by interviewing prisoners, witnesses, crime lab personnel, law enforcement, defense attorneys, and prosecutors. As part of their case work, NCIP students draft legal documents including motions, declarations, and briefs, and attend and participate in court proceedings.

Please join us in offering a heartfelt congratulations to all SCU Law graduates and a special shoutout to our clinic students, who will forever remain a part of the NCIP family. #lawschoolgraduation #congratulations #wrongfullyconvicted #wrongfulconvictions

Today on #MothersDay, we pause to stand in solidar

Today on #MothersDay, we pause to stand in solidarity with the families of the wrongfully convicted, especially mothers. Grab a box of tissues as you scroll through a sampling of the powerful love between exonerees and their moms, who never stopped believing that justice would prevail, and that freedom would ultimately ring for their innocent children. #wrongfullyconvicted #wrongfulconvictions #happymothersday

Happy trails! NCIP's longtime Bloodsworth #DNA tes

Happy trails! NCIP's longtime Bloodsworth #DNA testing grant manager at @cal_oes, Richard, is a new retiree. Here, Richard is pictured (right) with @ca_innocence Project Managing Attorney, @msemanchik (left) on the #PacificCrestTrail.

The Bloodsworth DNA testing grant is named after Kirk Bloodsworth, the first American sentenced to death to be exonerated post-conviction by DNA testing.

Please join us in congratulating Richard on his retirement!

When NCIP was founded in 2001, people didn’t bel

When NCIP was founded in 2001, people didn’t believe wrongful convictions happened. Since then, we have helped to free 35 innocent people and educated more than 700 @santaclaralaw students. While we are grateful to have come so far, there is much more work to do with 80+ active cases in various stages of investigation and litigation, a full policy agenda, and a new class of future lawyers to educate.

Today, we have the special opportunity to participate in @santaclarauniversity’s 2023 Day of Giving. Will you consider making a gift to help NCIP further its mission to exonerate, educate, and reform? Tap our story to access a quick link to #donate.
#AllInForSCU #AllInForNCIP #wrongfulconvictions
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Please join us in congratulating NCIP Exonoree Joh

Please join us in congratulating NCIP Exonoree Johnny Williams on A DECADE of freedom.

Johnny was arrested at age 23 and served 14 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. "I've always been innocent," Williams said. "I've always been free in the mind. God is good. People make mistakes."

Before March comes to a close, we’re pausing to celebrate NCIP clients with March exoneration dates. Stay tuned for more exoneree highlight in the coming days!

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Cause for celebration: Today, NCIP Exoneree Darwin

Cause for celebration: Today, NCIP Exoneree Darwin Crabtree was granted compensation by the California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB). Although no dollar amount can repay Darwin for the near decade he lost to wrongful conviction, we applaud CalVCB’s actions today. Please join us in congratulating Darwin and his family on today’s joyous progress toward restitution.

Pictured: NCIP Supervising Attorney Paige Kaneb and staff celebrate with Darwin and his wife, Sandra.

Today we celebrate the freedomversary of Ronald Ro

Today we celebrate the freedomversary of Ronald Ross, who was freed from prison 10 years ago! Ronald spent seven years in prison for attempted murder, and was exonerated in 2013.

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Good luck to NCIP and Santa Clara Law alums who ar

Good luck to NCIP and Santa Clara Law alums who are taking the #CaliforniaBar exam today and tomorrow!

NCIP client Ricky Davis was exonerated February 13

NCIP client Ricky Davis was exonerated February 13, 2020 for a murder he didn't commit, after he lost 12 years in prison. Here is Ricky pictured shortly after his release three years ago, with NCIP Staff Attorney Melissa O'Connell.

Happy freedomversary, Ricky!

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Last week was the anniversary of Jeffrey Rodriguez

Last week was the anniversary of Jeffrey Rodriguez's exoneration -- he spent five years wrongfully incarcerated for a crime he didn't commit. You can read more about his case at ncip.org/jeffrey-rodriguez/

Happy 16 year freedomversary, Jeffrey!

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UC Law San Francisco Chancellor and Dean David L.

UC Law San Francisco Chancellor and Dean David L. Faigman recently visited the NCIP class, where he spoke about issues with ballistics and toolmark analysis. Thanks for joining us, Dean Faigman!

Today is the one year anniversary of Rhonda Dyer's

Today is the one year anniversary of Rhonda Dyer's passing. Rhonda was a longtime NCIP staff member whose work as our database administrator greatly improved our case management system and workflow process. In addition to her position at NCIP, Rhonda spent many years as a volunteer with the California Rescue Dog Association (CARDA). Rhonda once said that there is a similarity in the work she did with both NCIP and CARDA: "though deploying on search and rescue missions may seem drastically different from tracking case information and data, they actually share a lot in common. They are both, in a sense, forms of investigation to uncover the truth."

Read more of Rhonda's perspective on her unwavering dedication to both search and rescue work, and improving the criminal legal system at the link in bio.

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