Acknowledgement

Beyond the Conviction was written by Kim Ambrose, WDA resource attorney.  Christie Hedman, director of the Washington Defender Association, edited the manual with assistance from program administrator Sarah Yatsko, who also supervised production.

The following persons and organizations have contributed “collaterally” in the compilation of this booklet and deserve thanks and recognition:

Hong Tran, Staff Attorney, Northwest Justice Project

McGregor Smyth, Director, Civil Action Project, Bronx Defenders

Debbie Mukamal, Director, National H.I.R.E. Network

Mark Dalton, Administrator, Department of Social and Health Services

Tracy Sarich, Legal Intern

ACLU of Washington

This project was supported by a grant from the Bureau of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.  The Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, coordinates the activities of the following program offices and bureaus:  Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime.  Points of view or opinions contained within this document do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Washington Defender Association

April 2004

Updated July 2007