Dear John,

When someone is wrongfully convicted, it takes a major toll on their families. For more than 30 years, we’ve seen family members — especially mothers — do everything in their power for their incarcerated loved ones.

Mothers are pillars of strength through decades of injustice, often leading the charge in their child’s fight for freedom. Take Tammy Barnett for instance; she had to experience not one but two of her sons endure wrongful conviction. Despite this, she never lost hope and tirelessly advocated for their innocence until they were finally exonerated in 2021. 

Here at the Innocence Project, we see love in action every single day, and it’s both incredibly inspiring and heartbreaking at the same time. That’s why seeing mothers and children reunite after years of wrongful incarceration is so powerful.

So this Mother’s Day, will you make a donation to help the Innocence Project reunite families? Every gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar to support our work.*

This work is only possible because of your dedicated support. Thank you so much for everything you do,

— The Innocence Project Team

*P.S. All gifts will be matched $1-for-$1, up to $30,000 thanks to the Bernard and Geraldine Segal Foundation. Please donate today.