We work to free the innocent, prevent wrongful convictions, and create fair, compassionate, and equitable systems of justice for everyone.
We work to free the innocent, prevent wrongful convictions, and create fair, compassionate, and equitable systems of justice for everyone.
Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize
In FY25, we exonerated two people, won a stay of execution, advanced reforms that reveal, address, and prevent wrongful convictions, and more. See how your support helped bring us closer to more just systems.
Watch: What I Didn't Know
The Innocence Project today, What I Didn’t Know, a powerful short film exploring the challenges of life after wrongful incarceration and the extraordinary strength and resilience required to rebuild life in a vastly changed reality
Highlights
The Intersection of Art, Advocacy, and Science: How Art Can Inspire Empathy for Those Wrongfully Convicted
Two exonerees share how art has helped shift the narrative of their wrongful convictions.
When Death Investigations Go Wrong: New Research Reveals the Risks of Wrongful Conviction
A growing body of data shows how outdated forensic methods and unreliable expert testimony distort justice. What researchers say we should do next.
‘Rawness Will Always Remain’: For Wrongfully Convicted People, Sharing Their Stories Comes With a Price — and Power
Freed and exonerated speakers have reopened old wounds by sharing their stories.
View Our Brief Bank
We work through the courts to address the leading causes of wrongful conviction and establish legal precedent in areas where unvalidated forensic science can be unjustly used to convict an innocent person by filing briefs.
Why Do Wrongful Convictions Happen?
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