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Saanvi Sahoo
Jan 152 min read
Announcing Spring Internships!
Youth for Innocence is launching its first ONLINE SPRING INTERNSHIP PROGRAM for high school and college students! This internship will...
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Bijan T
Dec 16, 20242 min read
Announcing Winter Internships!
With the arrival of the new holiday season, Youth for Innocence is excited to announce our ONLINE WINTER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM!
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Bijan T
Dec 12, 20242 min read
Chapter Program for High Schools and Colleges
Learn how to start a chapter at your school!
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Bijan T
Oct 29, 20243 min read
Changes to Our Training Course
Our training course was created a little over a year ago, during the early months of the founding of Youth for Innocence. Over the past...
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Saanvi Sahoo
Oct 22, 20242 min read
The Causes of Wrongful Convictions: An Overview
The sheer number of wrongful convictions in the United States come from the many varied reasons these sentences are passed in the first...
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Bijan T
Aug 25, 20242 min read
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, 20244 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20245 min read
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, 20243 min read
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, 20243 min read
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, 20243 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20232 min read
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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