The Center on Wrongful Convictions will consider cases containing the following characteristics:
A Claim of Actual Innocence
The Center on Wrongful Convictions at present is restricted to handling only cases of persons who assert that they were in no way involved in the crimes for which they were convicted.)
A DNA case
A claim of innocence which is supported by testable biological evidence. See more information about DNA
A Minimum of 10 Years Remaining on a Prison Sentence (for a non-DNA case)
If your case contains these characteristics and you would like to have it reviewed by the Center on Wrongful Convictions for possible representation, please send us a letter with details of the case to:
Center on Wrongful Convictions
Northwestern University School of Law
357 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Other types of cases
For a list of other resources in your state, please select your state from the drop-down list below.
