The Justice Project was an advocacy organization that supported policy changes that would aid criminal defense attorneys in representing their clients, especially in death-penalty cases.

Background

The Justice Project was founded in the early 2000s ¹ to promote policies that would assist criminal defense attorneys and public defendants in criminal cases. ²

The organization supported positions such as increasing use of DNA evidence in criminal cases and ensuring prosecutors share evidence they obtain with defense attorneys. ³ The organization also supported limiting the admissibility of jail-house informant evidence, or “snitch” evidence, as the organization referred to the subject. ⁴

Finances

In 2011, The Justice Project received $150,989 in contributions, ⁵ $392,989 in total revenue, ⁶ made $548,454 in expenditures, ⁷ and reported $-480,886 in net assets. ⁸

Leadership

John Terzano was the president and co-founder of the Justice Project. ⁹ Prior to joining the Justice Project, Terzano was the vice president of the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation. ¹⁰

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