About The Justice Project 

The Justice Project (TJP) is a dedicated nonprofit organization focused on helping deserving federal prisoners secure sentence reductions or clemency grants. With a small yet passionate team, TJP approaches each case with tenacity and grit. 

At TJP, we strive to glorify God by pursuing justice, showing mercy, and fostering hope for deserving federal prisoners.

The Justice Project: Tireless Advocates for Freedom. Teeing up Justice for the Good Guys.

All of us can agree that the law should be just and the punishment should fit the crime. Tragically, these ideals don’t always hold true. Laws and sentencing practices sometimes miss the mark.

A Pent-Up Need: Each Year, Thousands of Deserving Federal Prisoners Need Free, High-Quality Legal Assistance During the Post-Conviction Stage

Congress, the Courts, and the U.S. Sentencing Commission—all three branches of government—are always working to improve the law and fix problems of over-sentencing and needless incarceration. Still, thousands of Americans are suffering under harsh or pointless sentences long after they have paid their debt. The law (or U.S. Sentencing Guidelines) has been reformed, and they now belong home with their families, contributing to society—or, even under existing laws, the sentence is excessive.

There are also prisoners who have a compelling case for compassionate release because of an intervening change in fact, such as a terminal illness diagnosis or extraordinary family circumstances.

In short, there are also scores of well-deserving federal prisoners who have cogent arguments for a sentence reduction via compassionate release or clemency.

The Problem: During The Post-Conviction Phase, Federal Prisoners Don't Have a Right to Free Legal Representation

But prisoners have no right to an attorney during the post-conviction stage, and most cannot afford to hire a lawyer on their own. Prisoners are instead left, with no internet or basic computer access, to fumble through an incredibly complicated litigation process or languish in prison under outdated laws, excessive sentences, and missed opportunities.

The Current Post-Conviction Legal Advocacy Process is Inefficient

While some dedicated attorneys and legal clinics offer their services pro bono, the demand far exceeds the supply. Attorneys wishing to assist must first navigate complex eligibility criteria that are both time-consuming and laborious. The grueling process involves gathering a vast amount of documentation—from extensive case information and criminal history to family background, prison records, medical reports, release plan, and support letters. This vetting process, which can span months and cost tens of thousands of dollars in free legal labor.

This process chews up an attorney's time and resources and drastically limits how many prisoners can be helped.

Plainly, it's difficult for pro bono attorneys to find the right cases. Across the nation, tens of thousands of federal prisoners are reaching out to pro bono attorneys and legal clinics, urgently seeking assistance. Unfortunately, the current system lacks a centralized and digitalized platform, making it difficult for these individuals to receive the help they need efficiently.

The Solution: A New Digital Platform Set to Revolutionize and Streamline the Current Model of Post-Conviction Legal Advocacy, an Inherently Inefficient Process

Enter The Justice Project (TJP). We are building a pioneering platform set to transform this landscape. By digitizing and cataloging pre-vetted cases with all relevant documents, TJP's platform will put everything attorneys need at their fingertips.

Attorneys will no longer need to squander precious time and resources hunting down the right cases. This first-of-its-kind platform slashes legal labor from months to moments, empowering more attorneys to take on cases and expand their impact.

Cases are teed up and ready to go.

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, changed lives by utilizing a new technology—the internet—to expand upon an old concept: the mail-order catalog.

Digitalization was the key.

Incredibly, technology has not been applied to the post-conviction criminal justice advocacy process. It's still in the Stone Age.

We hope to change that.

Our goal is to make the process as effortless as ordering a product on Amazon—just a few clicks, and the right case is at your fingertips.

By digitizing what has traditionally been a physical process, we aim to streamline the entire experience.

How does the TJP do it? We are a passionate team with unique knowledge and inside access to identify the most deserving inmates: those who have been punished enough, changed their lives, and have a plan to return home.

TJP is breaking barriers and stripping away the tedium of criminal justice advocacy during the post-conviction process.

Less friction. More freedom.

Everyone wins.