The Injustice Project media group was founded by Pastor Bill Carico, his wife Patti, and their daughter Katie, after their prison ministry grew to include hundreds of inmates in more than 25 prisons and local jails around the country, primarily in Virginia and Texas. Many of these are stories about injustice experienced by inmates and their family members that we know personally. As a media organization, the stories we publish come from a variety of sources, including similar organizations or other clergy. Many insights shared herein come from individuals, active and retired, who have taken a personal interest in the Injustice Project, and include judges, lawyers, private investigators, law enforcement personnel, at local, state and federal levels, active and retired military, and political figures and office-holders. Like most media organizations today, our connections and audience are international.
On September 15, 2014, Katie was arrested and eventually charged with 60 felonies pertaining to over 20 burglaries in Lynchburg and four nearby counties. Even though over $500,000 in jewelry and cash were reported stolen, investigators never found a money trail simply because Katie didn't commit any burglaries.
At the time of her arrest, Katie was a married mother of 3 young daughters and also the owner/operator of a consignment shop. Katie had purchased stolen goods from a customer... not knowing they were stolen. The customer subsequently disappeared and Katie's attorneys chose not to hire a private investigator. Instead they spent over a year pressuring Katie to falsely confess and ask for leniency if she wanted to see her daughters before they were grown. Katie was sentenced to serve almost 20 years without parole as a first time non-violent offender. Her punishment also included $150,000 in restitution to victims that she must begin paying upon her release. After sentencing she was moved to Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women, a Virginia state penitentiary. Due to her long sentence, she was placed in a unit with violent offenders including murderers. During this time Pastor Bill obtained all the case files from his daughter's attorney and began an in-depth review. He soon discovered her attorney had withheld exonerating information, missed at least three alibis, and failed to interview multiple exonerating eye witnesses that prove Katie's innocence. He also found another seven burglaries with the same MO in the same time frame that pointed to the real burglars who set Katie up.
Very soon the first book in a trilogy telling Katie's story will be published. Among those who have previewed it, one woman said, "unbelievable...read 29 chapters today...can't stop reading." A man on vacation said. "What a story! Once I got started reading Friday night, I couldn't put it down and read all day Saturday, even while I was in the pool."
During the 2019-2020 school year, the manuscript and documents about Katie's story were successfully piloted as study text for an investigative journalism class. Consequently, the first book of the trilogy, along with the 5,000 page case file, including transcripts, police reports, and videos, is now available for reference and use in law and journalism classes free of charge.
Thank you for taking time to learn about the plight of so many innocent people who have been victimized by injustice, and to understand what needs to happen to correct and prevent such travesties.
On September 15, 2014, Katie was arrested and eventually charged with 60 felonies pertaining to over 20 burglaries in Lynchburg and four nearby counties. Even though over $500,000 in jewelry and cash were reported stolen, investigators never found a money trail simply because Katie didn't commit any burglaries.
At the time of her arrest, Katie was a married mother of 3 young daughters and also the owner/operator of a consignment shop. Katie had purchased stolen goods from a customer... not knowing they were stolen. The customer subsequently disappeared and Katie's attorneys chose not to hire a private investigator. Instead they spent over a year pressuring Katie to falsely confess and ask for leniency if she wanted to see her daughters before they were grown. Katie was sentenced to serve almost 20 years without parole as a first time non-violent offender. Her punishment also included $150,000 in restitution to victims that she must begin paying upon her release. After sentencing she was moved to Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women, a Virginia state penitentiary. Due to her long sentence, she was placed in a unit with violent offenders including murderers. During this time Pastor Bill obtained all the case files from his daughter's attorney and began an in-depth review. He soon discovered her attorney had withheld exonerating information, missed at least three alibis, and failed to interview multiple exonerating eye witnesses that prove Katie's innocence. He also found another seven burglaries with the same MO in the same time frame that pointed to the real burglars who set Katie up.
Very soon the first book in a trilogy telling Katie's story will be published. Among those who have previewed it, one woman said, "unbelievable...read 29 chapters today...can't stop reading." A man on vacation said. "What a story! Once I got started reading Friday night, I couldn't put it down and read all day Saturday, even while I was in the pool."
During the 2019-2020 school year, the manuscript and documents about Katie's story were successfully piloted as study text for an investigative journalism class. Consequently, the first book of the trilogy, along with the 5,000 page case file, including transcripts, police reports, and videos, is now available for reference and use in law and journalism classes free of charge.
Thank you for taking time to learn about the plight of so many innocent people who have been victimized by injustice, and to understand what needs to happen to correct and prevent such travesties.