OUR PARTNERS
California ChangeLawyers
California ChangeLawyers is a statewide legal-justice nonprofit committed to advancing equity by investing in next-generation changemakers and supporting organizations that expand access to justice.
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Each year, ChangeLawyers awards substansial NextGen scholarships and grants to law students, legal aid organizations, and justice-oriented group across California.
Our California ChangeLawyer Fellow will focus on challenging wrongful convictions based on eyewitness misidentification—the leading cause of wrongful convictions nationwide.
Through litigation, scientific collaboration, and public education, the Fellow will:
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Work directly on post-conviction cases in Los Angeles County involving eyewitness error.
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Partner with cognitive science experts to apply new research on memory and reliability in the courtroom.
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Educate communities and prosecutors’ offices about the dangers of flawed eyewitness evidence, particularly its disproportionate impact on communities of color.
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Advocate for systemic reforms that raise evidentiary standards across California.
With ChangeLawyers’ support, this Fellowship not only advances immediate casework but also builds long-term advocacy to transform the criminal legal system.
District Attorney Accountability Coalition
California Innocence Advocates is proud to belong to the District Attorney Accountability Coalition, an alliance of Los Angeles County justice reform organizations, organizers, artists, and individuals who are directly impacted by the criminal legal system.
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Prosecutors are the most powerful officials in the American criminal legal system and they must remain accountable to the People.
Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center
The Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center is the only program in the nation to offer casework, research, and hands-on education in investigative genealogy.
This emerging forensic science has helped to exonerate wrongfully convicted people after decades in prison and has helped to identify the true perpetrator of crimes where other methods have failed.
IGG's generous pro bono services include DNA testing in Post-Conviction Advocates' cases where investigative genetic genealogy may exonerate our innocent clients.
Five Keys
Five Keys offers transitional employment and reentry services to help individuals find permanent employment, progress along educational pathways, or enroll in progressive job training. Job readiness workshops, reentry support, access to high school completion, and hosted resource groups are also provided.
Five Keys works closely with many in-custody and reentry partners to help provide wraparound services post-release which greatly increases the chances that inmate/students will use what they’ve learned in school to establish a positive lifestyle, employment and reduce recidivism.
Work Evolution Laboratories
We are very grateful to our partners at Work Evolution Laboratories for their generous donation of space to do our work, fighting for the unjustly incarcerated.
