Pennsylvania Innocence Project's 3rd Anniversary Celebration Highlights Justice and Science

Science has become an indispensable ally in the fight for justice. DNA test results have lifted up the gates to freedom for hundreds of the imprisoned innocent. Because of the undisputed accuracy of DNA testing, we now know that wrongful convictions are a recurring phenomenon with systemic and correctible causes. At the same time, some forensic tests relied upon by the prosecution in wrongful conviction cases have proven to be "junk" science.

Join us for our 3rd anniversary party on Wednesday, May 23rd, at the Power Plant in Old City, as we celebrate the serious role that science plays in forwarding our mission, while allowing you to experience some "scientific" methods that may, or may not, be admissible in court.

For sponsorship opportunities from the Friends of PIP to the Pillar of Justice level, please contact event producers Taluva at info@taluvapr.com or 267-886-8888. To obtain individual tickets at a minimum contribution of $125 per ticket (lower for public interest lawyers and students), please use the Click To Register tab below.


Pennsylvania Innocence Project 3rd Anniversary Celebration
May 23rd, 2012
6-8:30
Power Plant 230 North 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

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Benefit performances and CLE program produce standing room only crowd and stimulating discussion on issues of race and justice and wrongful convictions!

On February 15, 2012, the Pennsylvania Innocence Project (PIP) teamed with the Pennsylvania Capital Representation Project (PCRP) to cosponsor an event focused on the issues raised by the notorious 1930s case of the Scottsboro Boys.  The program was offered at the Philadelphia Theatre Company’s Suzanne Roberts Theatre in conjunction with the Theatre’s production of the musical play The Scottsboro Boys.  The production is styled on a minstrel show and tells the story of the nine Scottsboro defendants.

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Help the Pennsylvania Innocence Project Prevent Innocent People from Being Wrongly Convicted of Crimes in Pennsylvania

Bills have been introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate that would put into action the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Wrongful Convictions and would help avoid wrongful convictions in the future. The Pennsylvania Innocence Project is working to pass the bills into law, and we need your help and support. To learn what you can do to bring significant change to Pennsylvania's criminal justice system...

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Pennsylvania Innocence Project White Paper on Conviction Integrity Proposals in Pennsylvania

The attached White Paper issued by the Pennsylvania Innocence Project addresses the proposals from the Pennsylvania Advisory Committee on Wrongful Convictions report and the objections raised by 14 dissenters from the 52-member body. 

The Pennsylvania Innocence Project, which was not part of the Advisory Committee process, supports most of the Advisory Committee’s recommendations. However, in some areas, further reforms are necessary to ensure fair proceedings and to protect against wrongful convictions. Toward that end, the Project suggests additional proposals, as outlined in the White Paper. 

The recommendations in the Advisory Committee's report have now been introduced as legislation in the Senate Judiciary Committee, backed by Chairman Stewart Greenleaf.  We will provide information through this web site and our blog as the legislation progresses through the Pennsylvania Assembly.  Please feel free to forward this White Paper to others interested in supporting the Pennsylvania Innocence Project's efforts to prevent wrongful convictions.

Innocence Project Featured

The Fall 2011 issue of the Temple Review, Temple University's alumni magazine, featured an article on the Pennsylvania Innocence Project.

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