Case Inquiries
The Justice Task Force was created to safeguard against the occurrence of wrongful convictions in New York. One of the first permanent task forces addressing wrongful convictions in the United States, the Justice Task Force was established to review new exoneration cases and examine prevalent causes of wrongful convictions. The Justice Task Force intends to identify recurring patterns and practices that may contribute to wrongful convictions in New York, and to create and implement recommendations and reforms to reduce the occurrence of wrongful convictions in this state.
However, the mission of the Justice Task Force is to examine cases only after the courts and/or prosecutors have already determined that there has been a wrongful conviction. The Justice Task Force can therefore only review cases after a reversal has been granted. If you know of such a case, please contact JusticeTaskForce@nycourts.gov.
Otherwise, the Justice Task Force is not empowered to handle inquiries regarding pending or active convictions. Those with inquiries about such cases may wish to contact the last attorney of record for the case, or any other counsel able to assist in determining which, if any, remedies or avenues of redress are available. For your reference only, please find below a non-comprehensive list of organizations and resources that may provide, among other things, free legal and investigatory help. The following link may also be helpful in identifying the Office of the District Attorney responsible for a particular case: http://nysdocslookup.docs.state.ny.us/kinqw00.
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ORGANIZATION & CONTACT INFORMATION |
WEBSITE & NOTES2 |
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| GENERAL RESOURCES | |
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Center on Wrongful
Convictions Phone: (312) 503-2391 Email: cwc@law.northwestern.edu |
http://www.centeronwrongfulconvictions.org Focuses primarily on post-conviction cases involving a claim of actual innocence |
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Centurion Ministries Phone: (609) 921-0334 |
Provides legal assistance, field investigation, advocacy, and support for the wrongfully accused; DNA and non-DNA cases |
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The
Exoneration Initiative Phone:
(212) 965-9335 |
http://www.exonerationinitiative.org Provides legal assistance to wrongfully convicted persons in New York State; focuses primarily on non-DNA cases |
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The Innocence Project Phone: (212) 364-5340 |
http://www.innocenceproject.org Only accepts cases on post-conviction appeal where DNA testing can prove innocence |
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New York Law School
Post-Conviction Innocence Clinic Phone: (212) 431-2813 |
http://www.nyls.edu/academics/office_of Provides legal assistance to wrongfully convicted persons in New York State; focuses on non-DNA cases |
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Post-Conviction
Project Phone: (914) 422-4230 |
https://www.prisonactivist.org/resources/pace-post-conviction-project Provides legal assistance to wrongfully convicted persons in New York City and Westchester County; DNA and non-DNA cases |
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Reinvestigation Project Phone: (212) 402-4100 |
http://oadnyc.org/reinvestigation-project Screens cases assigned to OAD to identify clients who may have been wrongfully convicted in New York State; non-DNA cases |
| CHILD ABUSE/SEX-RELATED CASES | |
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National Center for Reason
& Justice Email: info@ncrj.org Feedback Form: http://ncrj.org/feedback-form/ |
Educates and advocates for persons falsely accused or convicted of crimes against children |
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National Child Abuse Defense & Resource Center NCADRC Phone: (419) 865-0513 Email: info@falseallegation.org |
http://www.falseallegation.org Does not provide free legal services, but refers persons accused of child abuse to attorneys, mental health professionals, and/or physicians specializing in child abuse matters |
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