The Innocence Network is an affiliation of organisations which provide pro bono legal services and support to people trying to prove their innocence for crimes for which they’ve been convicted. The Network is US based but includes organisations such as university law schools, non-profit organisations and law firms from around the world. The site has a clickable map giving details of all the innocence projects that form part of the Network. There is a bank of briefs submitted by innocence projects that are freely available to download from the site. Briefs are legal arguments written by someone not directly involved in a case on appeal to help educate the court about particular issues. There are briefs on a range of topics including false confessions, compensation and unreliable forensic science.
The Innocence Network
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