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Announcing Online Fall Internships
After our successful summer internship program, Youth for Innocence has decided to create an ONLINE FALL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM for high...
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Natasha Ng
- Aug 12
- 4 min
The 200th Death Row Exoneration: A Milestone That Exposes The Flaws in the U.S. Criminal Legal System
On July 1, 2024, the United States reached a bittersweet milestone: the 200th exoneration from death row since 1973. This shocking...
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Bijan T
- Jun 12
- 2 min
Announcing Online Summer Internships
Youth for Innocence is excited to offer ONLINE SUMMER INTERNSHIPS for high school and college students! Over the course of 6 weeks,...
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Kailey Lei
- May 5
- 5 min
The Statistics of Wrongful Convictions: An Overview
Through the current legal system, wrongful convictions are often treated with a blind eye: an inevitable mistake needed for the overall...
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Bijan T
- Apr 17
- 3 min
How an Unconventional Legal Team Exonerated Two Men After 20 Years in Prison
Jofama Coleman (right) and Abel Soto (left) at a press conference after their exoneration (Source: ABC7 News) Before 2003, Jofama Coleman...
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Kailey Lei
- Mar 17
- 3 min
Societal Implications: How Wrongful Convictions Affect YOU
Why should wrongful convictions matter? Perhaps you don't have any personal relations with the justice system: no convicted relatives, no...
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Bijan T
- Jan 17
- 3 min
Who pays for wrongful convictions?
Exonerated December 2023, Miguel Solorio must wait until March to receive compensation. A Monetary Cost When a man or woman is wrongfully...
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Kailey Lei
- Dec 24, 2023
- 3 min
Best Law Opportunities for Highschoolers
Through the midst of discovering self identity, future goals, and extracurriculars for college applications, it can be difficult to know...
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Bijan T
- Nov 20, 2023
- 1 min
Innocent Man Exonerated after 25 years with High School Work
Just last week, a man convicted for a drive-by shooting in Whittier, California, was exonerated. Miguel Solorio, now 44, spent 25 years...
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Kailey Lei
- Sep 21, 2023
- 2 min
Exploring the Impact of Exonerations: How Can We Make a Difference?
When one thinks of teenage delinquency, a typical image of juvenile rebellion comes to mind – a mounting sense of independence causes...
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