Arizona Justice Project
Legal ServicesArizona, United States11-50 Employees
The Arizona Justice Project operates within the legal services sector, focusing on cases of actual innocence or manifest injustices within Arizona’s criminal justice system. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, the organization provides review and investigative support to individuals who have been wrongfully imprisoned or failed by the system, often serving as a last resort for those seeking relief. Its work involves coordinating staff, volunteer lawyers, law students, and investigators to gather critical information, witnesses, and evidence in post-conviction relief efforts across a range of cases. The initiative contributes to the broader innocence-focused landscape by offering case review and advocacy through a collaborative, nonprofit framework that engages university law students and pro bono professionals. A recent development includes a partnership with Ben & Jerry’s to encourage prosecutors to actualize conviction expungement, reflecting an ongoing effort to address wrongful convictions beyond direct casework.