We coordinate a coalition of Texas-based advocates to raise awareness of and propose solutions to systemic problems plaguing the Texas criminal justice system, with a focus on indigent defense. Our public education, litigation support and legislative reform efforts address the underlying causes that lead to wrongful convictions and highlight the need for a fair and accurate system.

In June 2006, The Justice Project opened an office in Austin, Texas. The office is headed by Edwin Colfax, Director of State Campaigns for The Justice Project.

The Justice Project
Austin Office
510 S. Congress Ave. #304
Austin, TX 78704
PH 512-391-2320
FX 512-391-2330

  • Texas Criminal Justice Integrity Unit

    • In response to the wave of Texas wrongful convictions, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on June 3, 2008, announced the establishment of the Texas Criminal Justice Integrity Unit (TCJIU). CCA Judge Barbara Hervey, who made the announcement, called the TCJIU “a call to action to address the growing concerns with the criminal justice system.”

    The announcement comes less than a month after The Justice Project participated in a summit on wrongful convictions at the Texas Capitol in Austin. Read More »


    Texas Wrongful Convictions

    Texas must respond to the crisis of wrongful convictions in the state. Each time another Texan is wrongly imprisioned, the public’s confidence in our criminal justice system is undermined. Texas has had 33 exonerations from DNA evidence since 2001.

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    A Reform Agenda for Texas

    The Justice Project is focused on three main goals in Texas designed to fight the epidemic of wrongful convictions and to increase fairness and accuracy in the Texas criminal justice system: improving the quality of evidence in criminal cases; creating a mechanism to review errors in cases of wrongful conviction; and reforming the Texas indigent defense system.

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