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Wrongful Conviction Help in Tennessee

Find legal aid organizations, innocence projects, and advocacy groups dedicated to helping those impacted by wrongful convictions in Tennessee.

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6 Resources Listed
Updated July 2026
Organizations in Tennessee
Tennessee Innocence Project (TIP)

Tennessee Innocence Project (TIP)

www.tninnocence.org

As the state's first full-time innocence organization, the Tennessee Innocence Project is a non-profit legal advocacy group dedicated to investigating and litigating claims of actual innocence to free wrongfully convicted individuals from Tennessee prisons.

Nashville Conviction Review Unit (CRU)

Nashville Conviction Review Unit (CRU)

da.nashville.gov/conviction-review-unit/

The Conviction Review Unit, an arm of the Davidson County District Attorney General's Office, investigates past convictions in Nashville, Tennessee, for credible claims of actual innocence based on new evidence, eyewitness misidentification, or forensic errors.

The Exoneration Project

The Exoneration Project

www.exonerationproject.org

A prominent national innocence organization and legal clinic that provides free legal representation to wrongfully convicted individuals across the United States, including post-conviction cases in Tennessee.

Innocence Project - TN

Innocence Project - TN

www.innocenceproject.org

A pioneering national legal organization dedicated to reforming the criminal justice system and exonerating wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing and systematic criminal justice advocacy across all 50 states.

ACLU National

ACLU National

www.aclu.org

A leading civil liberties organization providing legal resources, systemic reform advocacy, and constitutional rights defense for individuals impacted by judicial errors, police misconduct, and wrongful convictions nationwide.

Tennessee Defense Attorneys

Tennessee Defense Attorneys

www.tennesseedefenseattorneys.com

A network of criminal defense lawyers specializing in trial defense, criminal appeals, and post-conviction relief for individuals facing unjust charges or fighting wrongful convictions throughout the state of Tennessee.

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