Write a Letter of Support for Innocent Joann Parks

Wrongful Conviction Day (WCD), a global day of raising awareness about wrongful convictions and garnering support for the innocence movement, is on October 2, 2019. This year for WCD, the California Innocence Project (CIP) is joining innocence organizations and...

Meghan Johnson | CIP Intern Spotlight

Meghan Johnson, CIP Supervising Intern, shares lessons she’s learned during her time with the California Innocence Project (CIP). A large part of my academic career has been realizing my passion, which is to help create better circumstances for the most vulnerable...

California Innocence Project Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary

The California Innocence Project (CIP) is celebrating its 20th year of freeing the innocent! CIP was established at California Western School of Law (CWSL) in 1999 by CIP Director Justin Brooks and Co-Founder Jan Stiglitz. Shortly thereafter, they hired their first...

Jeremy Stock | CIP Spotlight

Jeremy Stock, 2017-19 Staff Fellow, shares lessons he learned during his time with the California Innocence Project (CIP). To say that it’s been a dream come true working for the California Innocence Project would be an understatement.  I was first brought on as a...

Mother’s Day and Father’s Day for the Wrongfully Convicted

“Since I was freed in 2016, I’ve taken full advantage of every moment I can with my daughter and son. I feel so fortunate to be back in their lives, to be near them as much as possible, and to be able to call them when I want to just say, ‘Hi,’” CIP exoneree Kimberly...

MCLE Event: Don’t Get Burned By Your Expert June 27

Join us on June 27 for this CLE program exploring the issues and solutions for using experts in fire/arson cases. A panel of arson researchers, investigators, and attorneys will discuss the evolution of the science, how to pick a good expert, cross the other side’s...

Happy Mother’s Day from Kimberly Long

California Innocence Project freed client Kimberly Long is a mother of two. Read her special Mother’s Day message: Since I was freed in 2016, I’ve taken full advantage of every moment I can with my daughter and son, whether that’s gift shopping at...

Colton | CIP Clinical Intern Spotlight

Colton, 2018-19 clinical intern, shares lessons he’s learned during his time with the California Innocence Project (CIP). Interning for the California Innocence Project has been the best part of my law school experience. Although the workload is demanding, it is...

Recap: Event with “Burned”Author Edward Humes

On March 19, Pulitzer Prize winner Edward Humes joined the California Innocence Project to talk about his book Burned: A Story of Murder and the Crime That Wasn’t. In the book, Ed explores the case of our client, Joann Parks, and the flawed forensics that...