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Donate to The Innocence Center

The Innocence Center is an independent non-profit law firm dedicated to freeing the innocent from prison, educating the public on the causes of wrongful conviction, and assisting freed clients as they reenter society. 

The Innocence Center launched in 2023. The Board and Staff have decades of innocence work under their belt, all having worked at the California Innocence Project as a staff or faculty member. Collectively, the group has freed more than 40 people who have served 560+ years in prison for crimes they did not commit. The team has been responsible for getting a dozen laws changed to prevent future injustices and make it easier to free the innocent. The Innocence Center is a member of the Innocence Network.

The Mission of The Innocence Center is to free as many innocent people from prison as possible. We do this by embracing innovation and technology to identify cases, including using Artificial Intelligence and automation in our intake process.  

In addition to freeing the innocent, it is our mission to educate the public on the causes of wrongful conviction. We envision a world where every juror sitting for a criminal trial has been told about the leading contributing factors, has a basic understanding of the common problems, and is ready to identify a wrongful conviction on the front end. Where that fails, we envision a world where truth overcomes finality.

Lastly, our mission is to support exonerated people as they are released from prison. All too often, the innocent are a news story for a day and forgotten. We strive to ensure they are set up for success for the rest of their lives.


 

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