CLINICAL PROGRAM

The clinical component of the Institute is designed to provide students with real-world experience in case investigation.  After a strenuous vetting of prisoner applications, the students and the Director build an investigation strategy for each meritorious case.  Students, with direct supervision from the Director, reinvestigate the cases by analyzing trial and appellate  records, interviewing witnesses, visiting crime scenes and employing other investigative techniques.  The clinical program operates on a law office model with emphasis on data management, case strategy and student/lawyer collaboration.  This component, like the course on Wrongful Convictions, is a two-credit course.