John,

As the end of 2023 approaches, all of us at the Innocence Project have been reflecting on the past year. And despite facing a challenging legal landscape, we’ve made considerable strides in advancing criminal and racial justice — thanks to our community.

We want you to be the first to see what you’ve helped us accomplish over fiscal year 2023 — take a look at our newly released annual report.

Here’s just a bit of what we were able to do together:

1. Supported by co-counsel, advocates, and donors, we harnessed the power of science to correct decades-old injustices for six clients.
2. In collaboration with advocates, policymakers, and partner organizations, we worked to pass 15 reforms that reveal and prevent wrongful conviction and strengthen compensation for exonerees.
3. We expanded our Speakers Bureau, producing more than 150 engagements that connected schools, colleges, organizations, and companies across the world with our wrongful conviction experts.
4. We celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Innocence Network Conference, which brought together a record-breaking number of innocence organizations staff members, advocates, freed and exonerated people, and their family members.

It truly has been an incredible year, and none of it would have been possible without the unwavering support of people like you. So whether you shared our posts on social media, donated, or contacted your local lawmakers about one of our policy campaigns — we appreciate all the ways you’ve contributed.

Please, take a moment to look at the impact our community has made over the last year, and let’s commit to continue advancing the innocence movement together.

Thank you for your support,

— The Innocence Project Team