: Well, we do not do DNA cases, which is an important distinction. Although details vary from case to case, you will generally work on factual investigations about the original trials. We’re not yet there for this year, but I’m hoping; I have faith that my client is next. And for me, it kind of summarizes a lot of what innocence work is about because you’re really excited to get someone out of prison, right? And then most of the attorneys are the professors, though for some of our cases we bring in outside attorneys, but most of them are the three professors, and law students. The Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy. That’s when I really got involved in criminal justice. I think what we do is try to shed light on that second one. Overall, we try to work at the beginning of the process – collecting evidence for claims of innocence – and then on the back end, helping reintegrate and educating the public. J: How successful do you feel the Innocence Project is here? The Innocence Project of Texas (IPTX) is an organization dedicated to the mission of securing the release of people who are wrongly convicted in the state of Texas and educating the public about the causes and effects of wrongful convictions. That really struck me; everyone cries during the documentary. : Could you tell me a little bit about your educational background? Then the Wrongful Convictions Clinic takes the cases, sometimes from us and sometimes from others and litigates them in court. And that’s a lot of work, so they mostly only do DNA cases. There’s an idea of innocence and an idea of wrongful conviction, but they’re different. J: Along those lines, what are some specific policies or laws that you think are particularly harmful on the investigative side? It’s a student organization of predominantly first and second-year law students. Then the Wrongful Convictions Clinic takes the cases, sometimes from us and sometimes from others and litigates them in court. Right now, if you’re exonerated in court, you still don’t automatically get compensation; you either have to get a pardon from the governor, which is highly political, or you have to go the Innocence Inquiry Commission and they examine your file and see if they can show you’re innocent. She has worked with the Coalition Against Gendered Violence, the Clemency Project, The Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy, and the Duke Law Wrongful Convictions Clinic. It also means, for ourselves, that it’s harder to actually know they’re innocent. Additionally, the file included a report from police from another Texas town, that the murdered woman’s charge card appeared to have been used. If you chose the field of law to be a voice for the innocent, here is your opportunity to explore this rewarding field of legal work and gain valuable experience in the process.