The Pennsylvania Innocence Project will unleash a new powerful tool in creating better access to justice in Pennsylvania. Through its Act4Innocence in Pennsylvania Campaign, the PA Innocence Project will work for innocence legislation and policies in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The opening event for the Act4Innocence Campaign, co-sponsored with Arcadia University, is “Eyewitness Mis-Identification and Wrongful Convictions,” on Tuesday March 20, 2012, at Arcadia University in Glenside starting at 6 pm.
“No-one wants innocent people in prison,” says Marissa Bluestine. “We know how to ensure accuracy and reliability in our criminal investigations and convictions. Now is the time to make the change, to protect all of us and restore confidence in our criminal justice system.” Bluestine went on to say that the best way to support the campaign is to get involved locally.
The Act4Innocence in Pennsylvania Campaign has two main components:
Act4Innocence encourages people to write letters, blog, tweet, and host community events to increase public awareness about the prevalence, causes, and costs of wrongful convictions and to marshal support for measures that will keep them from recurring.
NoBar4Innocence promotes Pennsylvania SB 1153, which would provide innocent inmates a fair shot at proving their innocence in court by eliminating the current 60-day time limit on asserting a wrongful conviction claim when new evidence becomes known.
Senator Stewart Greenleaf, sponsor of the legislation has said “Eliminating the 60-day rule is the only fair thing to do. When there’s a claim of actual innocence accompanied by some credible evidence, there shouldn’t be any time limit. I don’t see how anyone can argue about that.“
“Supporters can also get involved by following The Pennsylvania Innocence Project on Facebook and Twitter,” Bluestine added.
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