John,


This week marks 31 years since the Innocence Project began this work.

In 1992, we launched a small legal clinic at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law based on the belief that if DNA technology could prove people guilty of crimes, then it could also prove wrongfully convicted people innocent. Since then, the Innocence Project has evolved into something bigger than we ever could have imagined.

Over the past 31 years, we’ve helped free or exonerate more than 245 people who collectively have spent over 3,800 years wrongly incarcerated; we’ve passed more than 200 transformative state laws and federal reforms to make the criminal legal system more just; and we’ve worked with 71 Innocence Network member organizations around the world to advance the innocence movement.

We’re so very proud of everything the team here has accomplished — but we’ve got to keep it going. So if you can, please make a birthday donation to help us keep the fight going for years to come. [[link removed]]

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It’s been incredible to continue this work for more than 30 years and see how the organization has grown. In celebration of the Innocence Project’s 31st birthday, over the next week, we’ll be revisiting three standout moments from each decade our team has spent fighting for the innocent.

We’re reflecting on the lessons learned in the past as we prepare for what’s to come in the future — because we know the work to transform our criminal legal system is far from over.

And that’s where your support comes in. In honor of our birthday, will you make a donation to help us continue this important work for decades to come? Every single donation goes toward helping free the innocent and creating a more just legal system. [[link removed]]

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We know that without the generosity of this community, this organization would not be where it is today. So, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for everything.

With deep gratitude,

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


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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 anti-racism.

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