The Innocence Project
National Criminal Justice
#1 Top Nonprofit
The Innocence Project was founded in 1992 by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University to assist prisoners who could be proven innocent through DNA testing. To date, 273…

Southern Center for Human Rights (Georgia)
Local Criminal Justice
#2 Top Nonprofit
The Southern Center for Human Rights provides legal representation to people facing the death penalty, challenges human rights violations in prisons and jails, seeks through litigation and advocacy to improve legal representation for poor people accused of crimes, and advocates…

Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (NDS) (New York)
Local Criminal Justice
#4 Top Nonprofit
The Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (NDS) is known nationally and internationally for its innovative, community-based, holistic public defense practice. Our dedicated staff is committed to providing the highest quality legal representation to residents of upper Manhattan.

Southern Center for Human Rights
National Criminal Justice
#6 Top Nonprofit
The Southern Center for Human Rights provides legal representation to people facing the death penalty, challenges human rights violations in prisons and jails, seeks through litigation and advocacy to improve legal representation for poor people accused of crimes, and advocates…

Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama
National Criminal Justice
#7 Top Nonprofit
A nonprofit organization providing legal representation to indigent defendants and prisoners denied fair and just treatment in the legal system.

Texas Defender Service (Texas)
Local Criminal Justice
#7 Top Nonprofit
Our mission is to establish a fair and just criminal justice system in Texas.

Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama (EJI) (Alabama)
Local Criminal Justice
#8 Top Nonprofit
A nonprofit organization providing legal representation to indigent defendants and prisoners denied fair and just treatment in the legal system.

Prison Law Office (California)
Local Criminal Justice
#10 Top Nonprofit
The Prison Law Office provides free legal services to California state prisoners, and occasionally to California state parolees. Our assistance is generally limited to cases regarding conditions of confinement. Further, the office does not typically assist or represent prisoners in…

Gulf Region Advocacy Center (GRACE) (Texas)
Local Criminal Justice
#11 Top Nonprofit
The Gulf Region Advocacy Center, or GRACE, is organized for the purpose of supporting and providing quality representation to indigent persons charged with capital crimes in the state courts of Texas and Louisiana. The Director and several of the Board…

Georgia Justice Project (GJP) (Georgia)
Local Criminal Justice
#21 Top Nonprofit
Georgia Justice Project (GJP) breaks the cycle of poverty by defending the indigent criminally accused and, win or lose, standing with them as they rebuild their lives. With over 25 years of experience, GJP has developed a comprehensive suite of…