Innocence Project

We are committed to freeing innocent persons who have been wrongly convicted in Australia. We will take on cases where initial investigations support inmates' assertions that they have been wrongly convicted and where innocence may be established through the use of DNA technology.

Co-founders of the Griffith University Innocence Project Lynne Weathered, Chris Nyst and Jason Murakami

The co-founders of the Griffith University Innocence Project: Lynne Weathered, Director of the Project (right), with Chris Nyst (left) and Jason Murakami (centre) from Nyst Lawyers.

Mission statement

Griffith University Innocence Project is committed to freeing innocent persons who have been wrongly convicted. By working to correct failures in our criminal justice system, the Project will foster an Australian legal culture that champions the defence of the innocent, and protects the marginalised and oppressed. Through working with law students, the Project will invest in lawyers of the future who uphold the values of truth in justice.

Freedom is something that can be taken for granted. Until it���s taken away.

- Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter

The Griffith University Innocence Project wishes to acknowledge the generous sponsorship previously provided by the Queensland Law Society Grants Committee.

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