The Innocence Audit is a special investigative series that examines post-conviction exonerations and the manner in which they were secured and later reported to the public. 

Published Reports

The Innocence Audit - A Special Investigative Series

The National Registry of Exonerations - By Jay Jarvis

Innocence Fraud - By John Collins

About the Audit

Prompted by recent allegations of malicious conduct by post-conviction activists, The Innocence Audit was commenced to identify potentially fraudulent or improper practices leading directly to an exoneration. It also identifies instances where the facts surrounding an exoneration are significantly mischaracterized for the purpose of influencing public opinion or public policy.

Reports from the Innocence Audit should be used with caution and discretion. Criminal convictions and exonerations are highly complex matters that are not easily summarized based upon information available to the public.  Readers are strongly encouraged to study the cases highlighted by The Innocence Audit and draw conclusions based on the facts as they see them.  The author(s) of Innocence Audit reports have no official opinion about the guilt or innocence of any person mentioned.

Previous Research

The Wrongful Conviction of Forensic Science
Forensic Science Policy and Management
By John Collins and Jay Jarvis  

Contextual Contamination of Forensic Evidence by Post Conviction Litigators
Institute for the Advancement of Criminal Justice
By John Collins and Jay Jarvis