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Innocence Program - CPCS

Innocence Program

Fighting Wrongful Convictions Across Massachusetts

We identify and fight to overturn wrongful convictions across the state. Our attorneys represent indigent state defendants who have been convicted and punished for crimes they did not commit. We accept both DNA and non-DNA based innocence claims, with special attention to cases involving eyewitness identification, flawed or invalidated forensic science, and false confessions.

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Filling out one of the below questionnaires. Kindly only send us the questionnaire and no other case-specific material unless and until we ask for more information.

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For more info about the CPCS Innocence Program or to get involved, search our directory to contact our staff. Press inquiries should be directed to Program Director Lisa Kavanaugh.

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Disclaimer: The CPCS Innocence Program is supported by Grant Nos. 15PBJA-24-GG-01938-POST, and 15PBJA-24-GG-02897-WRNG awarded by the National Institute for Justice. The National Institute of Justice is a component of the Office of Justice Program, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the SMART Office, and the Office for Victims of Crime. Points of view or opinions on this website are those of the author and do not represent the official position or policies of the United States Department of Justice.

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