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Conviction Integrity Act of 2021
Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 21, 2021
Latest Action
September 21, 2021
Primary Sponsor
Amy KlobucharDemocratic(MN)
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Conviction Integrity Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Justice to administer grant programs within the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to encourage the review of possible cases of wrongful conviction and facilitate post-conviction relief. Specifically, the bill directs the BJA to make grants to create state and local conviction integrity units or entities that receive petitions for or review wrongful convictions and wrongful sentences. Additionally, the BJA must make grants to support high-quality post-conviction legal representation for defendants who make post-conviction claims of innocence.
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2021 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
1. Advocated for bipartisan reauthorization of the Justice for All Act, which includes critical "Innocence Protection Act" provisions, such as reauthorization of the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing program at DOJ; codification of the Wrongful Conviction Review program at DOJ; and development of a new conviction integrity unit grant program at DOJ. 2. Advocated for the codification of the Wrongful Conviction Review program at DOJ and development of a new conviction integrity unit grant program at DOJ through S.2772, the Conviction Integrity Act, introduced by Senators Klobuchar (D-MN) and Cornyn (R-TX).
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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2021 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
1. Advocated for bipartisan reauthorization of the Justice for All Act, which includes critical "Innocence Protection Act" provisions, such as reauthorization of the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing program at DOJ; codification of the Wrongful Conviction Review program at DOJ; and development of a new conviction integrity unit grant program at DOJ. 2. Advocated for the codification of the Wrongful Conviction Review program at DOJ and development of a new conviction integrity unit grant program at DOJ through S.2772, the Conviction Integrity Act, introduced by Senators Klobuchar (D-MN) and Cornyn (R-TX). 3. Advocated for the elimination of qualified immunity via "The Ending Qualified Immunity Act," introduced by Rep. Ayana Pressley and Sen. Edward Markey, as well as provisions to eliminate qualified immunity within policing reform legislation, including "The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act" passed by the House of Representatives this Congress. 4. Advocated for elimination of the federal death penalty, including Rep. Ayana Pressleys bill, H.R. 262, the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act, as well as Rep. Espaillat's bill, H.R. 97, the Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE