Innocence Projects and Support Groups

This is a list of some of the organisations and groups that provide support, advice and/or assistance to people affected by false allegations. Some groups have a broader scope and some are more specific in their support and activities.

FACT (UK)

‘Facing Allegations in Contexts of Trust’ is a group supporting people throughout the U.K. (and their spouses or partners) who have been accused of misconduct, usually of abuse or assault, but who conscientiously maintain their innocence and who have never carried out similar offences or pleaded guilty to such offences.

They have a newsletter and their website also has helpful links to relevant book and blogs.

See https://factuk.org/

FASO (UK)

False allegation Support Organisation is a UK-based voluntary organisation that supports people affected by false allegations of abuse.

They have links to helpful documents, for example for prisoner parole hearings and child protection documents as well as news updates and information on the criminal process in the UK.

See https://false-allegations.org.uk/

APPEAL (UK)

“APPEAL is a charity and law practice dedicated to fighting miscarriages of justice and demanding reform. We fight the cases of individual victims of unsafe convictions and unfair sentences who cannot afford to pay for a lawyer themselves.”

See https://appeal.org.uk/

Innocence Network UK

Innocence Network UK was a group “Educating to overturn and prevent the wrongful conviction of innocent people”, running from 2004 to 2015. The website still contains helpful articles about problems with the legal system and the damage to society through false allegations, and the need for legal reform in the UK.

See http://www.innocencenetwork.org.uk/

Innocence Project (USA)

The Innocence Project in the US is one of the most well-known groups actively working to overturn wrongful convictions. They also have projects aimed at improving case law and working on policy reform, to help prevent and address wrongful convictions, as well as supporting exonerees post-release.

See https://innocenceproject.org/

The Innocence Network

The Innocence Network is an affiliation of 71 organizations from all over the world. The website enables a search of the affiliated organizations by country or city, as well as an alphabetical listing.

See https://innocencenetwork.org/directory