We help free the wrongfully convicted
Griffith’s Innocence Project is about making the criminal justice system fairer for all. We bring together law students, lawyers and academics to help free innocent people imprisoned in Australia. We also educate law students on how to correct procedural failures in the criminal justice system through our award-winning course.
Freedom is something that can be taken for granted, until it is taken away.
Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter
Wrongly convicted for murder and imprisoned for almost 20 years, Griffith University recognised Rubin’s contributions to civil rights and social justice with an honorary doctorate. Tirelessly devoted to helping others wrongly convicted around the world, his legacy lives on in our Innocence Project.
Asking for help
We are currently accepting requests to review applications from people who claim to have been wrongfully convicted.
Our goals
Finding solutions to the problems in our criminal justice system is complex. Griffith’s Innocence Project focuses on four goals:
Casework
Help people with their claims of wrongful conviction and manifest injustice.
Education
Teach essential skills to law students and offer invaluable experience through hands-on case work.
Policy
Advance reforms to laws, policies and practices that reduce wrongful convictions to ensure a fairer criminal justice system.
Research
Research police, forensic and court practices to create a fair criminal justice system.
Latest News
Victims of wrongful conviction in the spotlight
01 Apr 2022
QCA graduate Sky Parra has won the inaugural BMG Legal Art Prize, which raises awareness of...
Griffith Law School student draws from experience to make a difference
19 Dec 2021
After a 40-year teaching career, Griffith Law School student Kirk West continues to make a real...
New-look legal team to fight miscarriages of justice
12 Nov 2020
Griffith University’s Innocence Project has a new team of legal eagles ready to continue...
Students gain insight into life of man wrongly convicted
12 Mar 2018
Imagine being accused of a murder you didn’t commit and imprisoned for more than 20 years.
Enquiries
Innocence Project Legal Clinic
General telephone enquiries
General email enquiries
Postal address
Griffith University Innocence Project
Griffith Law School Gold Coast campus
Griffith University QLD 4222
Fraud alert
We have heard that there are people fraudulently representing themselves as working for Griffith's Innocence Project, promising legal representation in exchange for money. These people do not work for us.