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.
Breaking News
Leonard Mack Exonerated After 47 Years
Unreliable witness identifications along with racial bias and tunnel vision led to Mr. Mack’s wrongful conviction, the longest to be vacated based on DNA evidence.
Highlights
Rosa Jimenez Exonerated and In Need of a Life-Saving Kidney
Rosa is just 41, endured nearly 20 years wrongly incarcerated, and desperately needs a live donor so she can get a kidney transplant.
Morton Johnson Has Spent More Than Half His Life in Prison for a Crime New DNA Evidence Shows He Didn’t Commit
New DNA evidence supports what he’s always said: He didn’t commit the crime.
Basketball Was His Escape During His Wrongful Conviction. Now, Norberto Peets Is Free At Last.
Before he was exonerated in May, Norberto Peets was wrongly incarcerated for 26 years for a Bronx shooting he did not commit.
Why do wrongful convictions happen?
We’ve helped free more than 240 innocent people from prison.
Our Impact