Since we were founded in 2014, ARC has become a national leader in the field of mitigation.
Advancing Real Change, Inc. is transforming the lives of individuals and making a long-term impact on the criminal legal system.
of our clients have received shorter and more humane sentences
of our pre-trial Federal cases have not received death sentences
defenders attended our trainings in 2025
Transforming lives
Our client, Cory Maples, was originally sentenced to death in 1995, and his sentence was overturned in 2022. ARC joined the defense team later that year and began the enormous task of investigating Cory’s life after decades of litigation. We spent thousands of hours working to understand Cory’s history and in May 2024, 9 of the 12 jurors – all residents of a smaller county in Alabama – voted for a life sentence. A few weeks ago, the judge agreed, bringing the 30 years of litigation in Cory’s case to an end.
In 2025, ARC provided training to more than 1,400 defenders in more than 166 jurisdictions across 48 states.
The application for this training is now closed. Please direct all training questions to Mary Roberts at [email protected]. The training,…
Presenter: Dr. Jill Patterson
Registration is now open for the 2023 virtual Strategy Session, which will be presented online for the federal capital defense…
This two-day training, Re-Thinking Justice: Mitigation Impacting the U.S. Legal System is an opportunity for defenders to engage with experts…
Keynote Speaker: Herman Lindsey
The application for this training is now closed. Please direct all training questions to Mary Roberts at [email protected]. The training,…
Presenter: Dr. Jill Patterson
It is only with a true understanding of the individuals accused of crimes that judges, juries, prosecutors, and other decision-makers…