Innocence help by state
Wrongful conviction help in North Carolina
Organizations for North Carolina
Duke Center for Criminal Justice and Professional Responsibility
North Carolina
- Cases of actual innocence
- DNA and non-DNA cases
- Three or more years left to serve on sentence
- Arson cases
- Shaken Baby Syndrome cases
- Child Sex Abuse cases
Website →919-613-7764
North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence
North Carolina · South Carolina
- Cases of actual innocence
- DNA and non-DNA cases
- Will consider arson and shaken baby syndrome cases, and may consider child sex abuse cases
- No minimum sentence requirements
Website →919-489-3268
Wake Forest University Law School Innocence and Justice Clinic
North Carolina
- Cases of actual innocence
- DNA and non-DNA cases
- No sentence requirements
- Arson cases
- Shaken Baby Syndrome cases
- Child Sex Abuse cases
Website →336-758-4949
National groups (any state)
Exoneration Project
Nationwide (U.S.)
- All cases of actual innocence nationwide
- Cases with any sentence length, including cases where the defendant has served their complete sentence
Website →312-789-4955
Innocence Project
Nationwide (U.S.)
- Cases of actual innocence
- Currently not reviewing cases from: Arizona, California, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Puerto Rico
- DNA cases only
- No sentence requirements
Website →212-364-5340
Center on Wrongful Convictions
Nationwide (U.S.)
- Cases of actual innocence
- DNA and Non-DNA Cases
- No sentence requirements
Website →312-503-2391
Witness to Innocence
Nationwide (U.S.)
- Exonerees that were on death row only
- Post-release financial and social support for both DNA and Non-DNA Cases
Website →267-519-4584
From the Innocence Network member directory. Groups change what they take on, so check each website for current rules before applying.
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