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Karen Campbell and Susan Nwoga are available, on the record, on the topics below. SKInnocence Clinic is the first organization in America dedicated exclusively to non-DNA exonerations for women.

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Why this story matters

Three angles. Each a story.

Each of the numbers below is a body of reporting in its own right. We have the sources, the documents, and the case files to back any one of them.

Angle 01 · The invisible gap 9^%

Women are 9% of all U.S. exonerations.

Despite an equal share of innocence. While exonerations for men are on the rise, women remain a fraction of the data — and the orgs built to free them.

Angle 02 · The non-DNA crisis 73^%

Of wrongfully convicted women are imprisoned for crimes that never occurred.

Cases where there is no biological evidence to test against. The standard tools of exoneration cannot reach them.

Angle 03 · Lived experience 2^yrs

Karen survived two years in "The Cut."

A raw, firsthand account of fighting a multi-billion-dollar corporate cover-up from inside a maximum-security women's prison — and what she built when she got out.

Available speakers

Two founders. On the record.

For interviews, panels, podcasts, conference keynotes, on-camera testimony, op-ed contribution, and background. Karen and Susan are available individually or together.

Co-founder · Exoneree · Communications Executive

Karen Elizabeth Campbell.

Karen Campbell is the only female exoneree in the United States dedicated full-time to freeing other wrongfully convicted women. After serving two years in a maximum-security prison for a crime she did not commit, she co-founded SKInnocence Clinic to address the systemic failures that leave thousands of innocent women without a path to justice.

She is the only known case in modern Maryland history of an assault victim being prosecuted and convicted of perjury for reporting her own assault — a case now back in federal court on eleven grounds for habeas relief.

LocationMontgomery County, MD

AvailableIn-person · Remote · On-camera

LanguagesEnglish

ProfileFull case →

Susan I. NwogaPortrait pending

Co-founder · Pharmacist · Conflict-of-Interest Case

Susan Iwunze Nwoga.

Susan Nwoga is a Nigerian-born pharmacist who served twenty-five years (all but five suspended) on a 287-count conviction her petitions argue was secured by a defense firm simultaneously representing the prosecutors who put her away. Her case is one of the most striking documented examples of an undisclosed conflict of interest in a U.S. women's wrongful conviction.

She speaks on: the immigrant experience in the U.S. justice system, the corporate-pharmacy pressure on independent operators in underserved neighborhoods, and the day-to-day mechanics of building a federal habeas pro se.

OriginNigeria · Baltimore, MD

AvailableIn-person · Remote · On-camera

LanguagesEnglish · Igbo

ProfileFull case →

Signature topics

Seven stories we can carry.

These are the topics on which Karen and Susan have lived experience, documents, and case files. Pick one and we'll send the supporting materials within a business day.

The Non-DNA Exoneration Crisis.

Why women account for only 9% of exonerees and why 73% of wrongly convicted women are imprisoned for crimes that never occurred — and what no-crime cases look like under the hood: junk medical science, undisclosed cooperator deals, credibility contests with no physical evidence to anchor them.

Best for Long-form features · Documentary · Podcast deep dives Supports The Problem →

The Invisible Prison Population.

The 400% surge in the female incarcerated population over the last three decades, and the unique challenges faced by mothers and primary caretakers in a justice system whose post-conviction architecture was designed almost entirely around male defendants.

Best for Investigative news · Op-ed · Panel discussion

Case Study: Perjury for Reporting Assault.

The unprecedented story of an assault victim wrongly convicted of perjury for reporting her own accuser — exposing systemic prosecutorial misconduct, a corporate cover-up at a national wireless carrier, and the suppression and destruction of video evidence the day after sentencing.

Best for Magazine feature · Documentary · 60 Minutes-style profile Supports Karen's full case →

The Alpha Justice Project.

The work of SKInnocence Clinic — the only U.S. organization dedicated to non-DNA exonerations for women. Case analysis of coerced confessions, junk medical science, missed appeal deadlines, and conflict-of-interest representations as a recurring failure pattern.

Best for Legal-affairs reporting · Trade press · Bar journal coverage

Legislative Reform.

The Alpha Justice Non-DNA Wrongful Conviction Review Act — and five companion acts — to fund specialized review units, mandate full interrogation recording, end retaliation against victims who report, guarantee post-conviction counsel, hold officials and corporate entities accountable for evidence destruction, and rebuild exoneree reentry from the ground up.

Best for Politico-style coverage · State-house reporting · Editorial boards Supports The six acts →

From Inmate to Advocate.

A firsthand account of surviving the maximum-security women's prison known as "The Cut" — and how two women used a Georgetown Law class, a spiral notebook, and the law itself to free over thirty women and launch a national movement from inside the wall.

Best for Memoir excerpt · Speaking engagement · Documentary Supports Resources →

The Fake Doctor and Falsified Evidence.

Detailed case analysis of how government officials fabricated medical evidence — a psychiatrist "Dr. Kohn" with no record of any license in the state — and how an undisclosed business relationship between the lead detective and the prosecuting attorney was admitted on the post-conviction record and never disclosed to the defense.

Best for Investigative reporting · True-crime · Legal-ethics journalism Supports Karen's full case →

In the press

A growing record.

Recent coverage and forthcoming features. As of the launch of this page, the work below is the documented public record of SKInnocence Clinic. Updated as new stories run.

Forthcoming Two women, one prison, one movement — profile in progress. National long-form outlet In progress

Forthcoming The non-DNA exoneration gap — investigative piece in progress. Legal-affairs publication In progress

Filed coverage will be listed here as it runs. If you are running a story and need our material on the record, write karen@skinnocenceclinic.org.

Press kit

What we can send you.

Bios, fact sheets, high-resolution images, statute citations, and case-file excerpts available on request for any reporter, producer, or editor working on the story. No paywall, no embargoes we can't meet.

Kit 01 · Bios

Speaker bios & headshots.

Short, medium, and long bios for Karen and Susan. High-resolution portraits, captioned. Pronunciation guides for both names.

Request →

Kit 02 · Fact sheet

Statistics & sources.

One-page fact sheet on women and wrongful conviction with citations to the National Registry of Exonerations, the Innocence Project, and peer-reviewed research. Free to quote.

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Kit 03 · Case files

Documented case material.

Excerpts from Karen's federal habeas petition and Susan's writ of actual innocence — dockets, exhibits, expert declarations. Provided in full under embargo arrangements with verified press contacts.

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