"Nigel Swinn has made stunning, hugely emotive larger than life photographic portraits that encourage us to engage with the humanity of the subjects," Dr Griffey said.
Associate professor of law Scott Optican commended the exhibition.
"Public discourse around criminal justice often transforms those involved with that system into abstract representations of guilt, innocence, victimisation, menace or custody," he said.
"Regardless of one's perspective on such matters, this remarkable collection of portraits reminds us of the human actors whose lives have been touched, and in many cases irrevocably transformed, by their encounters with criminal law processes."
Teina Pora was twice wrongly convicted of murdering Susan Burdett. Earlier this year the Privy Council quashed his convictions and he is now a free man.
Louise Nicholas is a sexual abuse survivor advocate who complained about being sexually abused by three police officers. They were acquitted in 2007 and she has since become a staunch campaigner for victims' rights.