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There many local groups that also go by the name of the "Innocence Project."  One of these is a criminal justice clinic operated by the [[University of Wisconsin]] [[Law]] School, operating under the instruction of full-time [[attorney]]s and law students.  The project aims to reverse the convictions of individuals who have been incarcerated for major crimes through the discovery and admission of exculpatory evidence.

There many local groups that also go by the name of the "Innocence Project."  One of these is a criminal justice clinic operated by the [[University of Wisconsin]] [[Law]] School, operating under the instruction of full-time [[attorney]]s and law students.  The project aims to reverse the convictions of individuals who have been incarcerated for major crimes through the discovery and admission of exculpatory evidence.

Some prisoners released on the basis on DNA evidence proceed to commit new crimes.  For example, the work of the Wisconsin Innocence Project resulted in the release of Steven Avery, who had been convicted for sexually assaulting and almost killing a young woman based upon eyewitness testimony.<ref>http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/steven_avery_halbach/2.html</ref>  Not only did the Wisconsin Innocence Project obtain his release, but it also obtained an order that Wisconsin pay him nearly $428,000 as compensation for his supposedly being wrongfully convicted. But not a single cent may find its way into Avery's hands after Friday's news.  Shortly after his release based on DNA evidence, Mr. Avery brutally [[murder]]ed a 25-year-old woman photographer who was working for an auto magazine.<ref>http://badgerherald.com/oped/2005/11/16/dna_critical_in_deat.php</ref>  Avery claimed he had not been inside her bloodied car, but DNA evidence proved he had.

Some prisoners released on the basis on DNA evidence proceed to commit new crimes.  For example, the work of the Wisconsin Innocence Project resulted in the release of Steven Avery, who had been convicted for sexually assaulting and almost killing a young woman based upon eyewitness testimony.<ref>http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/steven_avery_halbach/2.html</ref>  Not only did the Wisconsin Innocence Project obtain his release, but it also obtained an order that Wisconsin pay him nearly $428,000 as compensation for his supposedly being wrongfully convicted. Shortly after his release based on DNA evidence, Mr. Avery brutally [[murder]]ed a 25-year-old woman photographer who was working for an auto magazine.<ref>http://badgerherald.com/oped/2005/11/16/dna_critical_in_deat.php</ref>  Avery claimed he had not been inside her bloodied car, but DNA evidence proved he had.

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