Fair Trial Initiative http://www.fairtrial.org
Confronts the crisis of incompetent trial counsel for indigent defendants facing the death penalty through grants and training programs.
Innocence Project Northwest http://www.law.washington.edu/ipnw/index.shtml
A non-profit group of attorneys, law school faculty, and law students united to ensure that innocent persons do not remain incarcerated. IPNW attorneys provide free legal help to inmates in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho or Montana.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers http://www.nacdl.org
Largest U.S. organization of defense attorneys. Generally advocates for legislation and court rules to protect defendants. Magazine, projects, issues, seminars, discussion of issues affecting criminal process.
The Innocence Project http://www.innocenceproject.org/
A non-profit legal clinic which only handles cases where postconviction DNA testing of evidence can yield conclusive proof of innocence. Cases, news, related links, and details about the clinic.
