Post-conviction claims of innocence and exonerations can cause deep, complex trauma to the victims and survivors of the original crime. Most victims and survivors in these cases receive too little information and support, and feel alone throughout the post-conviction process. Victims and survivors need information, support, and services when claims of innocence last beyond the trial and result in ongoing case activity for years after the original crime.
Healing Justice is here to support you. You deserve to have your needs met and your voice heard.
We offer comprehensive support through a range of tailored programs that address your and your family’s needs in cases involving post-conviction claims of innocence, both before and after an exoneration.
Connect with a trained peer supporter who can provide encouragement, guidance, and support based on similar lived experiences.
The Trauma Recovery and Resiliency Peer Support Group is a six-week virtual program designed to build connections between participants and learn coping and recovery tools.
Our unique restorative justice program is designed specifically to address the harms that crime victims and survivors and exonerated individuals have experienced in cases involving wrongful convictions and exonerations, often bringing together individuals impacted by the same case.
Our retreats invite people who have been directly impacted by a wrongful conviction to come together in a safe, nurturing, and confidential space and speak openly about their trauma and loss, provide peer support to one another, identify ways their needs can be met, and begin the road to healing and recovery.
These videos share the individual stories of others directly impacted by these cases and seek to provide peer understanding and support.
The Post-Conviction Survivor Resource Center is an online resource center where all crime victims and survivors can find critical information and get support after a conviction in their case.
For more information about our programs, please contact us at connect@healingjusticeproject.org.
We support crime victims and survivors at any stage that occurs during review of a post-conviction claim of innocence and before and after an exoneration.
Survivors of sexual assault crimes share their experiences as original victims with unmet needs in cases involving post-conviction claims of innocence and exonerations. Please note this video contains emotional content.
Family members who have lost loved ones in homicide cases with overturned convictions share their experiences as crime survivors who have fallen outside the reach of traditional victim services. Please note this video contains emotional content.
Andrea is the daughter of Jacqueline Harrison, who was brutally tortured, raped, and killed.. Almost two decades later, the man convicted was exonerated and released, leaving the crime a “cold” case and leaving Andrea and her family feeling devastated and abandoned by the justice system. Andrea describes how she has now become the voice for justice for her mother, who was rendered voiceless by her attacker when he crushed her voice box before murdering her.
Andrea Harrison
Victim Family Member, New Jersey
Loretta was only 15 years old when she was brutally attacked and raped while walking to school. She barely survived the attack but did her best to help police apprehend the perpetrator. 14 years later, DNA tests led to the exoneration of the man who had been convicted, leaving Loretta emotionally reeling and facing many years of trying to recover not just from the original crime but from the conviction being undone. The attack is now considered a cold case, and Loretta struggles to understand how the criminal legal system failed her so badly.
Loretta White
Crime Survivor, Indiana
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