Innocence Project

Four ways to get involved and help the innocence project  The innocence project helps free innocent men and women. They  exonerate those wrongfully convicted through DNA testing while reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice. A social work department is provided to help support the exonerated as they rebuild their lives after their release. The social department reaches out before the release is initiated to make sure the freed have housing, family contacts, birth certificates and much more. Here is how you can help the innocence project as they help free innocent men and women. 1.     Join to help win reforms in 2020 If you want to stay updated on campaigns and other updates on the innocence project website there is a form that can be filled out and submitted. It asks for your name, number, and email. After filling out the form, you are able to share the form on Twitter and Facebook to spread awarenes...

                                          Wednesday, September 15th, 2003 Innocence Project 40 Worth Street, Suite 701, New York, NY 10013 Telephone: 212.364.5340                         Wisconsin Man Exonerated After 18 years in Prison Steven Avery who was convicted of rape and spent 18 years in prison was exonerated on September 11 th , 2003 Avery was exonerated and released, with the help of the Innocence Project. Avery was convicted in 1985 of a sexual assault and attempted murder charge, he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman by the name of Penny Ann Beerntsen . Beerntsen was jogging alone along Lake Michigan when a man pulled out a knife and forced her into a wooded area. She was sexually assaulted, beaten, and left for d...