Press Release: Marilyn Mulero Clemency Hearing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE        Contact: Atzimba Parra, (951) 496-8537 atzimba@exonerationproject.orgClemency Hearing to be Held for Innocent Woman Serving Life Sentence Due to Misconduct by Notorious Chicago Cop Reynaldo GuevaraMarilyn Mulero was convicted of a 1992...

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...

Brian Banks Movie Opens Today

Today is the day we’ve all been waiting for! The Brian Banks movie opens today across the United States.  The film follows the story of Brian Banks, a California Innocence Project (CIP) client, as he works to clear his name and resume his dream of playing...

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...