The Innocence Project — which was founded in 1992 at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law — is the first legal organization in America to systematically apply DNA testing to prove innocence. To date, 375 people have been exonerated with DNA testing and the Innocence Project has provided direct representation and/or critical assistance in 231 cases. 

How we accomplish our work:

Our Legal and Intake departments work to exonerate those who have been wrongfully convicted. Our Strategic Litigation department works to improve case law through targeted legal work. Our Policy department works to pass laws and implement policies that represent wrongful convictions. Our Social Workers support exonerees as they rebuild their lives after incarceration.