Understanding begins with a careful look at the record.

Conviction Check provides independent, nonlegal review of accepted criminal case records and plain-language educational materials for incarcerated people and their families.

We help people organize information, follow the sequence of events, compare what different records say, and identify questions that may deserve further examination.

What Conviction Check Does

Depending on the accepted project and the records available, our work may include:

Organizing case records

Building a clear timeline of recorded events

Comparing documents, statements, and accounts

Identifying differences, missing information, and unanswered questions

Explaining selected records in plain language

Preparing a written report based on the accepted scope

Our work is careful, records-based, and limited to the materials accepted for review. We do not assume that every case contains an error, and we do not promise that a review will produce a particular finding or change a legal outcome.

The Conviction Check Newsletter

The Conviction Check Newsletter helps incarcerated readers and their families strengthen the thinking skills needed to understand complicated information and systems.

Each monthly issue explores an important idea such as truth, clarity, stability, structure, process, evidence, perspective, or questions.

Readers are encouraged to slow down, examine information carefully, recognize how conclusions are formed, and ask better questions.

The newsletter is written in plain language and mailed directly to subscribers.

Request Assistance

If you are interested in records-review assistance, begin by submitting an assistance request. This allows us to learn about the situation and determine whether the requested work may fit within our services and current capacity.

Submitting a request does not create a customer relationship or mean that the project has been accepted. Please do not send complete case records unless Conviction Check provides written instructions.

Important Service Boundaries

Conviction Check is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice, legal representation, or investigative services.

We do not:

Act as an attorney or represent anyone in court

File motions, appeals, or other legal documents

Calculate or protect legal deadlines

Promise to identify legal error, misconduct, or grounds for relief

Guarantee that any review will affect a conviction, sentence, or other legal outcome

Questions involving legal rights, deadlines, strategy, or available remedies should be discussed with a qualified attorney.

Where Every Conviction Deserves a Second Look