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DNA testing has been used in criminal cases in the U.S. since the late 1980s to help convict someone of a crime. But it was in 1992 that we both realized that if DNA technology could prove people guilty of crimes, it could also prove that people who had been wrongfully convicted were innocent.

This was the idea that launched the Innocence Project as a legal clinic at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law more than 30 years ago. Since then, DNA evidence has played a crucial role in proving innocence and solving crimes. In fact, 196 Innocence Project clients have been exonerated by DNA.

That’s why today, on World DNA Day, we remain as committed as ever to securing DNA testing that could prove our clients’ innocence — but we can’t do it without your help.

Please donate today in support of the Innocence Project’s DNA Fund and 100% of your donation will go toward paying for DNA tests that could help exonerate another innocent person. [[link removed]]

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The decades of work we’ve done around wrongful convictions and both DNA-related and non-DNA exonerations have helped to expose the injustices in our criminal legal system. Here at the Innocence Project, we fight every single day to find solutions to these systemic issues through strategic litigation, policy reform, and education.

But the truth is, as much as we wish it were the case, DNA testing for our clients isn’t as affordable as you might think. With decades-old evidence, multiple rounds of advanced DNA testing can run more than $50,000 — and that’s for just one case.

We are deeply committed to paying for all testing in the cases we work on, no matter what the cost. And that’s why we’re asking for your support to fund this work.

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Thank you for your continued support,

Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld
Co-Founders and Special Counsel
Innocence Project

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The Innocence Project works to free the innocent, prevent wrongful convictions, and create fair, compassionate, and equitable systems of justice for everyone. Founded in 1992 by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University, the organization is now an independent nonprofit. Our work is guided by science and grounded in antiracism.

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