As the judge sits down, the defendant rises, head bowed. A lawyer, assigned based on the defendant's right to counsel, joins him. A slip of paper is handed to the judge and unfolded. Guilty, it reads. The gavel is sounded, and the defendant, now a prisoner, is taken away - for life.
Justice is served.
Scenes like this unfold all across America on a daily basis. Under the law, each one of us is innocent until proven guilty. Sometimes, justice is not served and the wrong person is convicted. An innocent person goes to jail with a sentence of death or life in prison. To help these innocent people, several organizations work to release those sentenced wrongly.