INNOCENCE PROJECT OF MINNESOTA

Nationwide, due to the efforts of the Innocence Network, more than 245 innocent people have been released from prison after serving an average of 12 years for crimes they did not commit. Added together, they were behind bars for over 3,096 years. Imagine spending the last twelve years of your life in prison. Then imagine the effect it would have those who care about you.

Wrongful convictions make our streets less safe. Any time an innocent person is convicted, a guilty one walks free to commit more crimes. By investigating the truth of specific cases and correcting the causes of wrongful conviction, we are helping make the process more accurate and alerting prosecutors to cases where they have not yet identified the true perpetrator.

Most exonerations have come as a result of DNA testing. IPMN however, does not just focus on DNA, but on all cases where clear evidence of innocence is present. We also work to change procedures. We've done extensive forensic education, both as a part of continuing legal education and through clinics in law schools that have educated hundreds of attorneys. We continue to work with police and prosecutors to change eyewitness identification procedures. We also share a common interest with victims to retain biological evidence that will both free the innocent and help solve cold cases.

Please give to Innocence Project of Minnesota so an innocent person doesn’t spend one more day in prison for a crime someone else committed.