Wrongful Convictions in Sexual Assault Cases: A Research-Backed Advocacy Toolkit
DNA evidence proves 11.6% to 15% of sexual assault convictions are wrongful. This advocacy toolkit provides talking points, key statistics, and strategies for reform.
Due Process
Research Shows Up to 15% of Sexual Assault Convictions May Be Wrongful — With Black Prisoners Facing 3.5 Times the Risk
Research estimates 11.6%–15% of rape convictions are wrongful. Black prisoners face 3.5x the risk. Georgia’s Chief Justice calls the post-conviction system “broken.”
Wrongful Convictions in Sexual Assault Cases: Fiscal and Public Safety Costs Georgia Cannot Afford to Ignore
Research shows 11.6%–15% of sexual assault convictions are wrongful. Georgia’s broken post-conviction system compounds the human and fiscal cost.
The Death of Habeas Corpus Is Killing Innocent People
For 830 years, habeas corpus protected the innocent from unlawful imprisonment—until Georgia destroyed it. The 2004 four-year deadline traps wrongfully convicted people in a prison system that killed 100+ by homicide in 2024. The Great Writ is dead. The innocent are dying with it.
Why Georgia Must Create a Liberty Interest in Parole
Georgia’s parole system is broken because people have no enforceable right to release — even when they do everything asked of them. Creating a liberty interest in parole would finally bring fairness, transparency, and real hope to thousands of families across our state.