Media

2024:

• November 6: Prosecutors Need to Take Strong Measures to Clamp Down on Female-Perpetrated DV
• April 1: Michael Irvin’s Super Bowl Fiasco Reveals Flaws with Malevolent ‘Speak Your Truth’ Bills

2022:

• September 6: 99% of False Accusations Go Unpunished. Center for Prosecutor Integrity Asks, ‘Why?’

2021:

• July 13: CPI Commends Dept. of Justice for Cessation of Funding for Dishonest ‘Start By Believing’ Investigations
• June 7: Do We Want to Define Everyone as a ‘Victim’ of Domestic Violence? Supreme Court Says ‘No’
• May 26: U.S. Marine Corps Under Fire for Resuscitating Campus Kangaroo Courts
• May 24: How Many Convictions of Innocent Black Men Are Enough? CPI Calls on Lawmakers to Reject ‘Victim-Centered’ Investigations
• May 17: Center for Prosecutor Integrity Asks, ‘Why Are Groups Pushing to Incarcerate Even More Black Men?’
• May 10: One-Third of Sexual Assault Allegations in the Criminal Setting Are Unfounded. Call for Renewed Focus on Fairness and Due Process.
• April 26: 4,670 Persons Urge Congress to Remove Guilt-Presuming, ‘Victim-Centered’ Provisions From VAWA Bill
• March 15: H.R. 1620 Would Vitiate a Fundamental Due Process Right. Lawmakers Are Urged to Act Now.
• February 22: 40% of Wrongful Convictions Involve Police Investigative Misconduct with Black Male Defendants
• February 11: Lawmakers Should Tell Police Chiefs to Halt Program that Will Bias Investigations, Worsen Wrongful Convictions, and Target Black Men
• January 27: Top Legislative Priority: Bring an End to Police Misconduct, Restore Impartial and Fair Investigations

2020:

• December 17: Survey: Over 20 Million Have Been Falsely Accused of Abuse
• December 1: Rep. Tom Emmer Urges the DOJ to Slam the Constitution, Embrace Junk Science
• April 20: Center for Prosecutor Integrity Calls on 18 Attorneys General to Support Reforms to Campus ‘Kangaroo Courts’

2019: 

• October 2: On Wrongful Conviction Day, CPI Calls on Lawmakers to Address the Root Causes of a Travesty of Justice
• September 3:  ‘Trauma-Informed’ Bulletin Is Replete with Misrepresentations and Mistakes: CPI Report
• August 13: In Historic Win for Due Process, ABA Defeats Controversial ‘Affirmative Consent’ Measure
• August 7: Center for Prosecutor Integrity Urges ABA Delegates to Reject Flawed Affirmative Consent Resolution
• August 1: CPI Calls on Attorney General Barr to Cease Promotion of ‘Trauma-Informed’ and ‘Start By Believing’ Methods
• June 18: Federal Lawmakers, Legal Experts, and Citizens Join Forces to Denounce ‘Victim-Centered’ Methods
• May 23: Over 100 Law Professors, Others Call on DOJ to Stop Junk-Science ‘Victim-Centered’ Methods
• May 7: New Report Reveals Junk Science in ‘Trauma-Informed’ Investigations, Recalls Earlier Exposés of Flawed Forensics, Wrongful Convictions
• April 4: CPI Calls on Attorney General Barr to Suspend Funding for Unethical ‘Start By Believing’ Investigations
• March 6: ‘Start By Believing’ Investigations May Result in a Proliferation of Wrongful Convictions
• February 25: ‘Start By Believing:’ Lawmakers Must Act Swiftly to Root Out Police Misconduct and Bias

2018:

• April 9: As Sexual Assault Scandal Envelopes England, #StartByBelieving Gains Momentum in US
• January 4: ‘Believe the Victim’ Has No Place in a Criminal Trial: CPI Calls for Fair and Objective Investigations in Sex Abuse Cases

2017:

• February 7: Flawed DOJ Recommendations Violate Existing Laws and May Subject Governmentl Entities to Legal Challenges, CPI Warns
• January 4: CPI Establishes Presumption of Innocence Program

2016:

• December 19: Arizona Governor Rejects ‘Start By Believing,’ Calls on Prosecutors to Assure Impartial Investigations
• November 4:  ACLU, Defense Attorneys File Brief Challenging Immunity Protections for Investigative Misconduct by Former Prosecutor 
• October 17:  Expert Panel Calls on Lawmakers, Criminal Justice Leaders to Bring an End to ‘Victim-Centered’ Investigations
• October 4: Police Forum Report Undermines Impartial Investigations, Promotes Wrongful Convictions, CPI Claims
• September 29: ‘Victim-Centered’ Investigations Imperil the Presumption of Innocence, CPI Alleges
• September 27: Human Rights Watch Report Will Worsen Racial Disparities in Criminal Justice System, CPI Charges
• September 19: How ‘Victim-Centered’ Investigations Undermine the Presumption of Innocence and Victimize the Innocent: Upcoming Teleconference
• September 12: Following Revelations of Gross Investigative Misconduct, CPI Calls on Prosecutors to Restore Impartiality and Honesty in Criminal Investigations
• August 9: CPI Calls on Candidates Clinton and Trump to Renounce ‘Victim-Centered’ Investigations as an Affront to Justice
• June 1: CPI Launches New Program to Curb Wrongful Convictions of Sexual Assault
• February 3: New Report Probes Wrongful Convictions of Sexual Assault; Highlights Ongoing Racial Bias
• February 1: In Maine Prosecutor Case, Judge Orders Complaint to Move Forward

2015:

• August 5: AG Janet Mills Must Rein in Epidemic of Prosecutorial Abuse, Says Center for Prosecutor Integrity
• July 21: CPI Completes Addition of New York Cases to Registry of Prosecutorial Misconduct
• March 19: Center for Prosector Integrity Announces Establishment of Over-Criminalization Project

2014:

• January 8: In Wake of NYT Editorial, CPI Unveils Registry of Prosecutorial Misconduct
• January 31: CPI Commends Judge Pyott and Prosecutor Thompson for Supporting Exoneration of Gordon Smith, Wrongfully Arrested Nine Times
• February 11: Innocence Summit to Focus on Prosecutor Ethics Reform
• March 25: Registry of Prosecutorial Misconduct Invites Submission of State-Level Cases
• April 30: Lawmakers Urged to Make Prosecutor Ethics the Focus of Criminal Justice Reform
• June 18: Evidence-Disclosure by Federal Prosecutors the Focus of Proposed Bill
• December 4: Center for Prosecutor Integrity Surveys Rise of Conviction Integrity Units

2013:

• May 29: Prosecutor Ethics the Focus of CPI Media Campaign
• June 11: Many Americans Doubt Fairness of Criminal Justice System, Reveals Center for Prosecutor Integrity
• June 18: Uncertain Justice: The Presumption of Innocence is Being Lost, Most Say
• June 26: Prosecutors Engage in Wide Range of Unethical Practices, CPI Report Reveals 
• July 9: Center for Prosecutor Integrity Unveils New Website
• August 5: 7 out of 10 Voters Call on Lawmakers to Halt Prosecutor Misconduct

• September 25: In Wake of New Orleans Prosecutor Scandal, CPI Calls for Strong Oversight Measures
• October 23: Wrongful Conviction and Prosecutor Misconduct at Issue in Upcoming Hearing for Arkansas Death Row Man
• November 6: CPI Calls on Prosecutors to Root out Misconduct After AZ Report of Widespread Unethical Practices
• November 20: CPI to Establish Registry of Prosecutorial Misconduct

The Center for Prosecutor Integrity has been featured in numerous media reports:

• “Now for some good news: A nonprofit reform group called the Center for Prosecutor Integrity (CPI) has just launched a new registry of prosecutor misconduct. It’s searchable by name, case, date, and several other variables. It also looks to provide some interesting data breaking down misconduct by infraction, region, and so on. So far, the database only includes 200 recent incidents from federal cases, but CPI “plans to expand the Registry to include all known cases of prosecutorial misconduct.” They’re currently looking for partners in individual states to help populate the database with new cases.” — Radley Balko, Washington Post, January 9, 2014
• “The Center for Prosecutor Integrity has just launched its Registry of Prosecutorial Misconduct. This is a significant step in documenting the hard data that will ultimately be required to effect some measures of accountability and sanctions for errant and unethical prosecutors.” — Phil Locke, Wrongful Convictions Blog, January 8, 2014
• “The Center for Prosecutor Integrity’s registry comprises 201 federal cases dating back to 1997 in which prosecutorial misconduct was found by a federal trial court or appeals court. It lists the type of case and the nature of the misconduct, from withholding evidence to perjury. The registry also includes any sanctions imposed by the court.” — Michael Kiefer, Arizona Republic, January 12, 2014
• “This database is one of the first steps in determining the larger picture of prosecutorial misconduct and holding those responsible accountable for abusing the public trust.” — Henry Thompson, Innocence Project of Florida, January 14, 2014
• “We are amused (or better, dismayed) by the number of cases that involve unknown prosecutors in the [CPI] database. The reluctance of courts and disciplinary committees to publicly identify offending prosecutors is nothing new, but it’s evident just how widespread the practice of withholding names is when observed in database form.” — The Open File, January 13, 2014
• “According to the Center for Prosecutor Integrity, multiple studies over the past 50 years show that courts punished prosecutorial misconduct in less than 2 percent of cases where it occurred. And that rarely amounted to more than a slap on the wrist, such as making the prosecutor pay for the cost of the disciplinary hearing.” — New York Times Editorial Board, January 5, 2014