The National Center for Reason and Justice

Why We’re Here

In the name of child protection justice, community safety—and children themselves—are being gravely harmed.

Innocent Americans are wrongfully accused and imprisoned for sex crimes against children. Parents and guardians of children who die in accidents or fires are charged with homicide. In these cases, coerced testimony and junk forensic science sway judges, juries, and reporters, whose common sense is eclipsed by the mere suggestion of “harm to minors.”

Laws criminalizing consensual teen sex, minor sexual infractions, and a growing body of images labeled pornographic impose serious punishment on adults and minors who have done little or no harm.

Harsh post-incarceration restrictions prevent former sex offenders from reclaiming productive, law-abiding lives through work, family, education, worship, or civic engagement.

What We Do

NCRJ

• Educates lawyers, journalists, students, and the public about fear-mongering, junk science, and unfair criminal justice practices.
• Acts as a tax-deductible fiscal sponsor for community groups supporting the innocent
• Partners with Innocence Projects and other attorneys to overturn wrongful convictions
• Promotes laws, investigation, treatment, and penalties based on science and good sense—and seeks justice for both the innocent and the guilty