Be An #XONR8R: Even the Smallest Action Has an Impact

Support comes in many forms. Whether big or small, every action you take helps us free the wrongfully convicted. While the staff and students at the California Innocence Project command the courtroom and lead investigations into our clients’ cases, we rely on...

Who Are the California 12?

“These are citizens of the state of California who were denied due process, who were not given fair trials, who have compelling cases of innocence, who are just like you and me, except they had the unfortunate circumstance of going to prison for something they didn’t...

Horace Roberts Exonerated

Man Kills Wife, Pins it on her Lover Who Spends 20 Years in Prison for Crime He Didn’t Commit Horace Roberts Exonerated as California Innocence Project Solves 20-Year-Old Murder Riverside, October 15, 2018 – After spending more than 20 years in prison for a crime he...

Innocence March Done, Fight for Freedom Marches On

Supporters gathered at Tower Bridge in Sacramento on Sunday to join Justin Brooks, Director of the California Innocence Project, for the last leg of his 100-mile Innocence March. Raising their voices and posters saying “#XONR8,” “Free the CA 12,” and displaying large...

GOV. BROWN SIGNS EYEWITNESS ID REFORM BILL

New Law Requires Best Practices for Conducting Photo & Live Lineups SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 30, 2018— Today California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 923 which mandates statewide use of best practices by law enforcement conducting photo and...