PEP | Protect Ethical Prosecutors

PEP’s work is guided by
the whole truth and
nothing but.

PEP protects and elevates ethical prosecutors, and works to enact laws that will deter unethical prosecutors from bringing wrongful charges and convicting innocent people.

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Photo Credits - Clarence Moses El: John Leyba, The Denver Post • Tim Masters: Denver Post • Ray Marshall: Carol Lawrence, The Gazette • Barry Morphew: Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette • Tom Fallis: Joshua Polson, Greeley Tribune • Korey Wise: John Pedin, NY Daily News Archive

Protect Ethical Prosecutors wants to end the epidemic of misconduct.

This Is What an Epidemic Looks Like

Real Lives. Real Consequences.*

1 in 16 death-penalty reversals were a result of prosecutorial misconduct

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28% of exonerations cited prosecutors withholding exculpatory evidence

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Prosecutorial misconduct is a contributing factor for 1 in 3 exonerations

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Innocent people spent an average of 12.4 years in prison

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*Data as of 2024

PEP Wants To End The Epidemic.

Together we can:

Eliminate absolute immunity and protect ethical prosecutors.
Educate the country about the role of prosecutors.

Clarence Moses El

Innocent and exonerated of sexual assault after nearly 30 years in prison

Tom Fallis

Innocent and acquitted of second-degree murder after a four-year legal battle

Cole Stewart

Innocent and exonerated of false charges of felony menacing against police officers after a four-year legal battle

Korey Wise

Innocent and exonerated of sexual assault after nearly 14 years in prison

The Worst Prosecutors Contributed to 30% of Exonerations When…

• Filing charges when no probable cause exists
• Hiding, destroying, failing to preserve evidence
• Presenting false testimony
• Participating in obtaining a false confession

• Misleading and lying to the court and jury
• Providing incentives for unreliable evidence
• Jury selection discrimination
• Tampering with evidence