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Yale Law School - Special Interest
Website Mission
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Mission Mission Yale Students Against Wrongful Convictions ("YSAWC")aims to help remedy, prevent, and increase public awareness ofconvictions that violate the precept of proof beyond a reasonabledoubt, fair trial rights, or the other procedural rights of criminaldefendants. In addition to the significant harm to the individualsdirectly affected by these convictions, these miscarriages of justicefundamentally undermine the legitimacy of and public faith in thecriminal justice system. Our mission is threefold: First, we willprovide legal assistance in the fight against real cases of wrongfulconvictions; Second, we will educate students on the common andsystemic causes of wrongful convictions and the difficulties inchallenging them; Third, through confronting wrongful convictions,we hope to encourage students to think critically about how thecriminal justice system creates unjust obstacles for all defendantsregardless of whether they are "guilty" and disproportionatelyharms the poor, people of color, and other disadvantaged groups.
Membership Benefits
Lifetime membership