Our Work
The Innocence Project works to free the innocent, prevent wrongful convictions, and create fair, compassionate, and equitable systems of justice for everyone. Our work is guided by science and grounded in anti-racism.
Restoring
Freedom
We use DNA and other scientific advancements to prove innocence, and we are committed to helping each person we represent rebuild their life post-release.
Recent Exonerations
Philip Barnett
Time Served: 5 years
David Shephard
Time Served: 9.5 years
Alfred Swinton
Time Served: 16 years
Everton Wagstaffe
Time Served: 21 years
Archie Williams
Time Served: 35 years
Robert DuBoise
Time Served: 35 years
Mark Denny
Time Served: 28 years
Tyrone Day
Time Served: 33 years
Gregory Counts
Time Served: 25 years
Steven Mark Chaney
Time Served: 28 years
Khalil Islam
Time Served: 21
Muhammad Aziz
Time Served: 19.5 years
Huwe Burton
Time Served: 19 years
Rafael Ruiz
Time Served: 24 years
![Rafael Ruiz and his Innocence Project legal team after his exoneration on Jan. 28, 2020. [Sameer Abdel-Khalek/Innocence Project]](https://innocenceproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/best-moments-header-rafael.jpg)
Christopher Tapp
Time Served: 21 years
Clemente Aguirre-Jarquin
Time Served: 14 years
Kevin Bailey
Time Served: 16 years
Kirstin Blaise Lobato
Time Served: 16 years
Malcolm Alexander
Time Served: 38 years
Johnny Tall Bear
Time Served: 26 years
Transforming Systems
We work to transform the inequities and failings that lead to wrongful convictions, alongside policymakers, supporters, and partner organizations.
250+
state and federal laws passed
50
states that allow experts to testify about eyewitness identification
1.2M
advocates who have joined us to create policy change
Advancing the Movement
Together with innocence organizations and advocates around the world, we fight to strengthen the innocence movement.
