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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
PEP is fighting to Stop it.
Lives Torn Apart by Misconduct
Clarence Moses El
Exonerated after spending 28 years in prison for a crime he did not commit.
Tom Fallis
Acquitted of second-degree murder after a four-year legal battle. *Represented by Iris Eytan, PEP CEO.
Cole Stewart
Exonerated of false charges of felony menacing against police officers after a four-year legal battle. *Represented by PEP team members.
Korey Wise
Exonerated of sexual assault after nearly 14 years in prison. *Currently serves on the PEP Board of Directors.
Micah Kimball
Acquitted of first-degree murder after serving 76 days in jail, losing his career, and his reputation. *Represented by PEP team members.
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 Prosecutorial Misconduct.
Together we can:Promote ethics, transparency and accountability in the criminal legal system.
TheWorstProsecutors 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