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
Arthur Lee Whitfield
Time Served: 22 years

Armand Villasana
Time Served: 1 year

Raymond Towler
Time Served: 29 years

David Brian Sutherlin
Time Served: 17 years
Calvin Lee Scott
Time Served: 20 years
Ben Salazar
Time Served: 5 years

Calvin Ollins
Time Served: 13 years
Bruce Nelson
Time Served: 9 years
Perry Mitchell
Time Served: 14 years
Billy Wayne Miller
Time Served: 22 Years
Robert McClendon
Time Served: 17 years

Ronnie Mahan
Time Served: 14 years
Dale Mahan
Time Served: 14 years
Arthur Johnson
Time Served: 15 years

David A. Gray
Time Served: 21 years
William Dillon
Time Served: 27 years

Willie Davidson
Time Served: 24 years
Ronnie Bullock
Time Served: 10 years
Danny Brown
Time Served: 19 years

Chester Bauer
Time Served: 14 years

Transforming Systems
We work to transform the inequities and failings that lead to wrongful convictions, alongside policymakers, supporters, and partner organizations.

200+
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.
