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Ohio Innocence Project-U Welcomes Interested Students

Ohio Innocence Project-U Welcomes Interested Students

The Ohio University Chapter of the Ohio Innocence Project-U will host its first meeting on Sept. 1 at 6 pm in Bentley Hall 011. OIP-u provides a way for undergraduate and graduate students to raise awareness to the issue of wrongful conviction through events, biweekly meetings, tabling, and fundraising.  The […]

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August 30, 2021 at 1:48 pmNews

Wrongful Conviction Day | Forces of Freedom or Fraud? Do Conviction Integrity Units Matter? Oct. 7

Charles Jackson

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture, the Ohio Innocence Project at University of Cincinnati College of Law, and Ohio University chapter and University of Cincinnati chapter of the Ohio Innocence Project (OIP-u) will hold a virtual program exploring the role of Conviction Integrity Units in prosecutor’s offices in wrongful […]

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October 2, 2020 at 10:30 pmEvents

OIP-u Co-Hosts NYT Best Selling Author of ‘Picking Cotton,’ Oct. 20

OIP-u Co-Hosts NYT Best Selling Author of ‘Picking Cotton,’ Oct. 20

  The OIP-u chapter of Ohio University will co-host Jennifer Thompson, New York Times best selling author of Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice & Redemption on Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. Join the event on webex. Picking Cotton is the true story of author Jennifer Thompson and the unlikely friendship she […]

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October 2, 2020 at 7:15 pmEvents

Law-Related Student Organizations Elect New Officers, Look Forward to 2020-21

Phi Alpha Delta on a law school visit

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture provides robust opportunities for students to engage in co-curricular and experiential learning through its several-affiliated student organizations and programs. For many, student organizations are a way to actively engage with their future career in law, politics, and advocacy outside of the classroom. “Getting […]

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April 21, 2020 at 11:02 amNews

East Cleveland Three to Tell Stories of Wrongful Convictions, Feb. 27

From left, Eugene Johnson, Derrick Wheatt and Laurese Glover

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture in collaboration with the Ohio Innocence Project host three Ohio Innocence Project exonerees—known as the East Cleveland Three—on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. at the Athena Cinema. In February of 1995, Laurese Glover was 16 years old and Derek Wheatt and Eugene […]

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February 1, 2020 at 5:30 pmEvents

Join Ohio University Chapter of Ohio Innocence Project-u on Sept. 18

Join Ohio University Chapter of Ohio Innocence Project-u on Sept. 18

The Ohio University Chapter of the Ohio Innocence Project-u will host its first meeting on Sept. 18 at 6 pm in Bentley Hall 120. OIP-u provides a way for undergraduate and graduate students to raise awareness to the issue of wrongful conviction through events, biweekly meetings, tabling, and fundraising. OIP-u […]

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September 1, 2019 at 7:45 pmEvents