hashmarkBridging the Gap between Science and the Law

The Forensic Justice Project helps attorneys in Oregon to understand and challenge faulty forensic evidence, or develop helpful forensic evidence, in criminal cases.

Our Mission:  To Prevent and Correct Wrongful Convictions

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DID YOU KNOW…

3,568+

exonerations in the U.S. since 1989

~1-in-4

wrongful convictions result from faulty or misleading forensic evidence

88,812 innocent men and women

are estimated to be in U.S. prisons

31,900+ years

years lost in our prison system

Without a proper understanding of the science, courts in Oregon will continue to admit faulty and misleading forensic evidence without limitations. And juries will continue to convict on the basis of that evidence, whether scientifically valid or not.

Learn What We Can Do To Change This

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