CLSR’s Criminal Justice Project Selects Volunteers

The Criminal Justice Project of the Center for Law and Social Responsibility has selected six student volunteers to assist with the New England Innocence Project. The volunteers for this academic year are as follows: Melissa Braatz '10, Nicole Oribhabor '11, Caleb Scott Root '10, Douglas Sheehan '11, Lara Wehbe '10, and Sameen Zia '10. The New England Innocence Project is housed at GoodwinProcter LLP in Boston and is reviewing more than 50 cases to investigate the possibility of exoneration. Over the next academic year, these six students will be meticulously reviewing files, evidence and testimony in order to make a final recommendation to the New England Innocence Project Board about the potential factual innocence of two convicted individuals. To learn more about the New England Innocence Project click. For information about volunteering for the New England Innocence Project this summer or for the 2010-2011 academic year,The New England Innocence Project (NEIP) accepts applications every fall to join the Project for that academic year. NEIP offers New England students a chance to work on cases of incarcerated persons who contend they were wrongfully convicted. New England students have worked at NEIP for several years, and found it rewarding, interesting and educational. It is a chance to see the criminal justice system from a unique perspective, to really learn how a serious criminal case develops, and to work with outstanding, dedicated attorneys throughout the New England area. It is also a chance to free an innocent person from prison