Arizona House committee moves to prevent police budget cuts
The bill would make it illegal for a city to spend less on its police force than it did in the year prior. But no Arizona cities have reduced their police budgets since the 2008 recession.
University receives $1.5M grant for wrongful conviction reviews
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.
University of Arizona Innocence Project awarded $1.5 million grant for wrongful convictions work - AZPM
The federal funding will support DNA evidence analysis, helping to overturn wrongful convictions and train future advocates in Arizona.
Death Penalty Alternatives for 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.