ABOUT

The Innocence Project, founded in 1992 by Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck at Cardozo School of Law, exonerates the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.

OUR WORK

The Innocence Project’s mission is to free the staggering number of innocent people who remain incarcerated and to bring reform to the system responsible for their unjust imprisonment.

Exonerate
Our Legal & Intake departments work to exonerate the innocent who have been wrongly convicted.
Improve
Our Strategic Litigation department works to improve case law through targeted legal work.
Reform
Our Policy department works to pass laws and implement policies that prevent wrongful conviction.
Support
Our Social Work department supports exonerees as they rebuild their lives post-release.
Educate
Our Science and Research department provides the research-base that supports our legal and policy work.