Get Involved
The Innocence Project will continue to take on as many cases as possible to ensure the freedoms of the innocent, but the only way widespread change can happen is by changing the laws. That's why the Innocence Project's policy department works day in and day out with officials on the national, state and local levels to fight for a better criminal justice system.
The team advocates for reforms that address the following contributors to wrongful convictions: Eyewitness misidentification, unvalidated and improper forensic science, false confessions, informants, government misconduct, and inadequate defense.
See the progress your state is making in addressing these issues, read about what the Innocence Project's policy team is doing to help, and learn about why reform is needed to improve the criminal justice system as a whole.