John —

The two of us met as public defenders at the Legal Aid Society in the Bronx. 

We started the Innocence Project clinic with two simple ideas: If DNA technology could prove people guilty of crimes, it could also prove that people who had been wrongfully convicted were innocent. And when we proved people innocent, we realized that we could start identifying the root causes of wrongful convictions to fix a broken system.

Since our launch in 1992, the Innocence Project helped exonerate more than 230 innocent people.

It’s so humbling to look back and see that the small legal clinic we launched together is now on the front lines of the growing movement to fight for the wrongfully convicted.

Next year will be the Innocence Project’s 30th birthday, and we’ll continue to fight hard to transform our criminal legal system for the better — but we can’t do that without your support.

Tonight is our biggest fundraising deadline of the year, and we’d be so appreciative if you could make a donation before midnight tonight to help us hit our $55,000 goal.

There is still so much work to be done in the years to come to create a more just system. We’re focused on addressing root causes of wrongful convictions like racial bias and police misconduct.

We’re so grateful for everyone who has supported this work over the last 29 years, and with you by our side, we’re ready to take on year 30 and beyond.

Thank you for everything,

Barry Scheck
Co-Founder and Special Counsel
Innocence Project

Peter Neufeld
Co-Founder and Special Counsel
Innocence Project