A nonprofit legal organization founded in 1992 by attorneys Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck to exonerate wrongfully convicted individuals through DNA testing and to reform the practices that produce wrongful convictions. It has helped free more than 250 innocent people from prison.
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Institution Type Founded Year HeadquartersNew York City, United States 2 Institution Type
Institution Type (category) Connections
Associated With
The Innocence Project uses DNA testing to identify and reverse wrongful convictions.
Source Innocence Project: About
Founded By
Scheck co-founded the Innocence Project in 1992 with Peter Neufeld at Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law.
Source Innocence Project: About
Neufeld co-founded the Innocence Project in 1992 with Barry Scheck at Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law.
Source Innocence Project: About
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Source Innocence Project: About
In the Other Atlases
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1. Innocence Project (Wikipedia)
2. Innocence Project: About
About page
The Innocence Project works to free the innocent, prevent wrongful convictions, and create fair, compassionate, and equitable systems of justice for everyone.
- Associated With: Wrongful Conviction
- Informed: Wrongful Conviction
- Founded By: Barry C. Scheck, About Us page
- Founded By: Peter J. Neufeld, About Us page, second founder credit
View the SourceFrequently Asked Questions
How many people has DNA testing exonerated, and how big is the Innocence Project's role?
DNA evidence has contributed to more than six hundred exonerations in the United States since 1989, including more than two hundred Innocence Project clients, with exonerees serving an average of fourteen years of wrongful incarceration.
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