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seeking freedom for the innocent in prison
WHAT WE DO
How we find the innocent, prove it, and stand with our clients long after they come home.
Centurion investigates claims of innocence without requiring a specific type of evidence. Most of our cases do not involve scientific evidence that can establish innocence. We take on some of the most challenging cases, drawing on our investigative expertise and more than 40 years of post-conviction legal experience to vindicate and free innocent people from prison.
Our 15 staff members, supported by a group of volunteer case developers who have a range of professional and business backgrounds, evaluate more than 1,100 new claims of innocence each year. Refined over the past 35 years, Centurion’s case-selection process ensures that every request receives careful consideration, allowing us to make informed decisions while minimizing the risk of turning away an innocent person.
Our Case Development Team reviews every letter and determines which claims warrant further development. This meticulous, labor-intensive process requires thousands of hours each year. Our volunteer case developers help gather the police reports, court transcripts, medical examiner reports, witness statements, crime-scene photographs, and other records necessary for a comprehensive review.
Our clients are part of the Centurion family. While we work to secure their freedom, we support them through the challenges of incarceration and encourage opportunities to further their education or develop new skills.
Once a client is freed, our team—including a licensed social worker—works closely with each individual to create a personalized plan for rebuilding their life. We assist with housing, employment, clothing, healthcare, and the many practical and emotional challenges of returning home. Sometimes, support simply means being a trusted voice on the other end of the phone.
Every freed client’s journey is different, and so are their needs. What remains constant is our care for their well-being and our commitment to walking beside them for as long as it takes.
Centurion was the first organization in the world dedicated to the vindication of the wrongfully convicted.
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Centurion
1000 Herrontown Rd.
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone
(609) 921-0334