John —

As this year comes to a close, I want to reflect on the incredible power that this community has harnessed to free wrongly convicted people and transform the systems responsible for their unjust imprisonment.

Together, we helped exonerate six innocent people, who collectively lost 138 years of their lives to wrongful incarceration. We were able to pass 20 laws across the country that advanced police transparency and accountability, established or improved compensation for exonerated people striving to rebuild their lives, and fought for prosecutorial accountability.

We’re so proud of this work, and none of it would have been possible without support from people like you. So from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for everything you do.

But our work isn’t over yet. We’ve got big plans for 2022, and we need your help to free the innocent and to expose the profound injustices of the criminal legal system.

So today, I’m asking you to continue fighting for the innocent alongside us by making a donation before the end of the year.

With deep gratitude,



Christina Swarns
Executive Director
Innocence Project