Innocence Movements in Asia
China
Wrongful Convictions Case Archive
USALI researchers have collected and documented selected wrongful conviction cases in China with the aim of providing the first English-language case archive for people interested in learning about how wrongful convictions are redressed in China. Through the lens of these cases, we can see the evolution of the Chinese criminal justice system. Read more.
Shangquan Law Office Celebrates Fifth Anniversary of Wrongful Conviction Legal Aid Project
November 11, 2020
The Wrongful Conviction Legal Aid Project was jointly founded by Shangquan Law Office and China University of Political Science and Law in 2015. Inspired by The Innocence Project in the US, the Legal Aid Project engages prestigious scholars, practitioners, the media, experienced criminal defense lawyers, and volunteer students in providing free legal assistance to actual innocent applicants who are wrongfully convicted of serious violent crimes. Read more.
Defense lawyer Wang Wanqiong’s account of the Chen Man exoneration case is published
November 12, 2020
A new book about the story of an exoneree in a high-profile wrongful conviction case, Chen Man has been published lately. The author, Dr. Wang Wanqiong who represented Chen Man during the petition procedure gives a detailed account of the journey between the initial wrongful arrest to the final exoneration, and touches upon systemic problems that lead to wrongful convictions. Read more.
Innocence publications from the USALI Community
Library Access and Wrongful Conviction Rectification (December 2018)
Reform and Development of Video and Audio Recording in Police Interrogation in the U.S. (May 2017)
Prevention and Redressing Wrongful Convictions in the U.S. (December 2017)
Mechanism and Practice of Rectifying Wrongful Convictions in the U.S. (December 2015)