The University of Arizona Innocence Project has received a $1.5 million grant from the Department of Justice to enhance its efforts in investigating wrongful convictions, particularly through DNA evidence analysis.

The federal funding will support DNA evidence analysis, helping to overturn wrongful convictions and train future advocates in Arizona.

Death Penalty Alternatives for Arizona (DPAA) is a non-profit educational organization working to inform the public about the injustices surrounding the death penalty and the criminal punishment system. DPAA consists of volunteers from around the State of Arizona organized into the Northern, Central, and Southern regions of the state.

The City of Tucson said it has already cleared expunged hundreds of non-violent marijuana possession cases.