Boston College Innocence Program

We are so grateful to Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 for recognizing that "wrongful convictions are an injustice that robs an innocent person of their life, liberty, and dignity and has an immeasurable personal, familial, emotional, and societal cost," through this official proclamation commemorating in the City of Boston and honoring the important work of New England Innocence Project, including The Exoneree Network, the CPCS Innocence Program, and Boston College Innocence Program.

Wrongful convictions stole James Carver's freedom and separated him from his family for over three decades. Healing and the struggle for justice continue, but today we are honored to witness the reversal of his erroneous convictions, his freedom, and his joyful reunion with his loved ones.

Boston College Law School Magazine | Thirty-five Years a Prisoner It took collaborative persistence by the innocence programs of BC Law and the CPCS to win James Carver’s freedom.

Please join us and our community partners New England Innocence Project The Exoneree Network and the Committee for Public Counsel Services Innocence Program at the MA Statehouse on 10/2 starting at noon. We gather to honor the survivors of wrongful conviction and their loved ones and to learn about how innocent people are erroneously convicted of crimes they did not commit and what we can do to remedy and prevent these injustices.

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲 & 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!

Please join us on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, as advocates, legislators, exonerees, and community members gather at the Massachusetts State House to commemorate Wrongful Conviction Day, an international day of awareness dedicated to highlighting the causes, remedies, and emotional tolls of wrongful conviction.

In honor of this year’s theme, "The Pursuit of Truth," which underscores the ongoing efforts to shed light on wrongful convictions, we will advocate for much-needed reforms to ensure the criminal legal system protects the innocent and prevents these life-altering mistakes.

Following the State House event, we will march to City Hall, raising our voices together against injustice in honor of loved ones who are still incarcerated. No RSVP necessary to join.

Learn more: www.newenglandinnocence.org/wrongful-conviction-day.