The Youth for Innocence Internship Program offers students the opportunity to engage directly with the fight against wrongful convictions and support justice reform. Interns contribute to case research and investigative support, helping analyze case histories, review reporter transcripts, and examine the systemic factors that can lead to wrongful convictions. Through this process, they learn how issues such as unreliable witness testimony, false confessions, inadequate defens

By: Milica Tokic Injustice doesn't exist in a vacuum; it is built over time through the stories we are told and the ones that are kept hidden. Curriculum gaps refer to the selective teaching of history and knowledge in schools, where overwhelmingly white narratives are centered while marginalized voices are either misrepresented or completely erased. Black, Indigenous, and other racialized communities are overwhelmingly portrayed only through the lens of struggle, crime, or v

By: Angela Mae Saguirre Following the New Year, Youth for Innocence would like to congratulate everyone, especially our chapters, who have worked so hard to spread awareness and work towards addressing wrongful convictions for this semester.  Through our chapter program, Youth for Innocence encourages youth involvement and peer-to-peer connection, where students can host chapters and work on local cases at their institution or community, and is currently hosting 13 active c

To welcome the new year, Youth For Innocence would like to announce the start of our online spring internship for high school and college students! During this internship, you will get the chance to immerse yourself in work to overturn wrongful convictions. You'll expand your skills with case filing, note-taking, organization, and contacting witnesses. You will gain experience communicating with other interns across the country and the world! Volunteers will also be able to e